Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!!
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Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!!

The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer

Darryl W. Bullock

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Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!!

The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer

Darryl W. Bullock

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An inspiring biography of the socialite and amateur soprano who didn't let her terrible voice stop her—Now the subject of a major motion picture. Magazine Madame Jenkins couldn't carry a tune in a bucket: despite that, in 1944 at the age of seventy-six, she played Carnegie Hall to a capacity audience and had celebrity fans by the score. Her infamous 1940s recordings are still highly prized today. In his well-researched and thoroughly entertaining biography, Darryl W. Bullock tells of Florence Foster Jenkins's meteoric rise to success and the man who stood beside her, through every sharp note. Florence was ridiculed for her poor control of timing, pitch, and tone, and terrible pronunciation of foreign lyrics, but the sheer entertainment value of her caterwauling packed out theatres around the United States, with the "singer" firmly convinced of her own talent, partly thanks to the devoted attention for her husband and manager St. Clair Bayfield. Her story is one of triumph in the face of adversity, courage, conviction and of the belief that with dedication and commitment a true artist can achieve anything. "Darryl W. Bullock's charming FLORENCE! FOSTER!! JENKINS!!! is just about right for those who want to know moreabout the world's worst opera singer.... Thoroughly readable and entertaining. This appealing little biography?which arrives just as a film version of its heroine's story, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, has been released in the U.S.?is warmhearted and delightful. At its core is a touching love story, as well as a message about the human spirit." —Alexander McCall Smith, The New York Times Book Review

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Publisher
ABRAMS Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781468314090
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. Note on Sources
  6. Overture
  7. 1 Welcome to Wilkes-Barre
  8. 2 Mrs. Doctor Jenkins
  9. 3 The Curious Case of the Missing Will
  10. 4 Florence and St. Clair
  11. 5 Flo’s a Singer
  12. 6 I Hope the Boat Sinks!
  13. 7 Meet Mr. McMoon
  14. 8 Madame Makes a Record
  15. 9 Live at Carnegie Hall
  16. 10 Goodbye
  17. Finale
  18. A Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! Timeline!!!!
  19. A Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! Discography!!!!
  20. Notes
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. Index
  23. About the Author
Citation styles for Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!!

APA 6 Citation

Bullock, D. (2016). Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! ([edition unavailable]). ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition). Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3630375/florence-foster-jenkins-the-life-of-the-worlds-worst-opera-singer-pdf (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

Bullock, Darryl. (2016) 2016. Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! [Edition unavailable]. ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition). https://www.perlego.com/book/3630375/florence-foster-jenkins-the-life-of-the-worlds-worst-opera-singer-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Bullock, D. (2016) Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! [edition unavailable]. ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition). Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3630375/florence-foster-jenkins-the-life-of-the-worlds-worst-opera-singer-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Bullock, Darryl. Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! [edition unavailable]. ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition), 2016. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.