Sybil Thorndike : a star of life
2008, 1st Edition. London: Haus Books. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #247528
Physical description: 584 pages., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Outside the theatrical profession Sybil Thorndike is no longer the household name she once was; she has become a historical figure. Yet her combative, inspiring life, her passionate concern for the state of the world as well as for her art, resonates with any age. As the actor Michael Macliammoir put it: 'Essentially English, she is yet nationless; essentially of her period, she is yet timeless'. Subjects: Thorndike, Sybil Dame 1882-1976. Actresses — Great Britain — Biography. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated text.
Price: €25.00