Forever Mame
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Forever Mame

The Life of Rosalind Russell

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Forever Mame

The Life of Rosalind Russell

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When it comes to living life to its fullest, Rosalind Russell's character Auntie Mame is still the silver screen's exemplar. And Mame, the role Russell (1907–1976) would always be remembered for, embodies the rich and rewarding life Bernard F. Dick reveals in the first biography of this Golden Age star, Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell. Drawing on personal interviews and information from the archives of Russell and her producer-husband Frederick Brisson, Dick begins with Russell's childhood in Waterbury, Connecticut, and chronicles her early attempts to achieve recognition after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Frustrated by her inability to land a lead in a Broadway show, she headed for Hollywood in 1934 and two years later played her first starring role, the title character in Craig's Wife. Dick discusses all of her films along with her triumphal return to Broadway, first in the musical Wonderful Town and later in Auntie Mame. Forever Mame details Russell's social circle of such stars as Loretta Young, Cary Grant, and Frank Sinatra. It traces an extraordinary career, ending with Russell's courageous battle against the two diseases that eventually caused her death: rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. Russell devoted her last years to campaigning for arthritis research. So successful was she in her efforts to alert lawmakers to this crippling disease that a leading San Francisco research center is named after her.

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Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Year
2009
ISBN
9781628468717
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1. The Gal from Waterbury
  9. Chapter 2. Riding the Broadway-Hollywood Local
  10. Chapter 3. The Lady and the Lion
  11. Chapter 4. The Lady and the Mogul
  12. Chapter 5. Losing to Loretta
  13. Chapter 6. Becoming Rosalind Russell Brisson
  14. Chapter 7. A Return to the Roots
  15. Chapter 8. The Last of Boss Lady
  16. Chapter 9. Auntie Roz and Mama Rose
  17. Chapter 10. Mother Mame
  18. Chapter 11. Trusting Him
  19. Major Radio Appearances
  20. Major Television Appearances
  21. Filmography
  22. Source Notes
  23. Select Bibliography
  24. Index