The Rise and Fall of the Matinee Idol: Past Deities of Stage and Screen, Their Roles, Their Magic and Their Worshippers

Published by St Martin's Press, New York, 1974

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Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, AustraliaLawrence Jones Books

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215 pages, 24 pages of b/w photos, index. Cloth boards in edge-worn dust-jacket which has a creased front flap and sellotape by the spine foot. From the golden dawn of the matinee idol before the First World War the book moves to the new generation of theatre idols, on to idols of the silent era of the cinema and the great post-war triumphs of Geilgud, Olivier, Redgrave and Guinness. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Rise and Fall of the Matinee Idol: Past Deities of Stage and Screen, Their Roles, Their Magic and Their Worshippers
Author
Curtis, Anthony (editor)
Publisher
St Martin's Press, New York
Publication year
1974
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hard Cover
Edition
First American Edition.
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Biography, Music, Stage and Film

Lawrence Jones Books

Ashmore, QLD, Australia

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