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FEMALE BRANDO: The Legend of Kim Stanley
by Jon Krampner
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0823088472
- ISBN 13
- 9780823088478
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Back Stage Books, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. During the 1950s and '60s, no actress dazzled Broadway like Kim Stanley. She was acclaimed the greatest actress of a generation that included Julie Harries, Geraldine Page, and Anne Bancroft. Scandals shadowed her. And theatergoers couldn't get enough of this Method-inspired performer from the Actors Studio. Then, after fifteen years of of stardom, this extraordinary actresswalked away from the theater never to return, embarking on a long Garbo-like odyssey of mystery and reclusiveness. What happened? FEMALE BRANDO answers that question with a meticulously researched, empathetic biography that tells all--not only about her colorful and cautionary personal life, but about her unrivaled theatrical brillance and what became of this stage legend when the house lights went dark. "If not for her demons, Kim Stanley would have been the greatest actress in America." (Arthur Laurents. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographs. Fine first edition, first printing in black cloth boards (new unread copy but with small bump to upper gutter channel) in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. 376 pp, with Index.[Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] A93
Synopsis
Jon Krampner , the author of The Man in the Shadows: Fred Coe and the Golden Age of Television , has written about entertainment history for the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and many other publications. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022979
- Title
- FEMALE BRANDO: The Legend of Kim Stanley
- Author
- Jon Krampner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0823088472
- ISBN 13
- 9780823088478
- Publisher
- Back Stage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 376
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Product_type
- 2
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Los Angeles, California
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