| Beryl Halley: The Life and Follies of a Ziegfeld Beauty, 1897-1988 Contributor(s): Bapst, Jacob L. (Author), Tribe, Ivan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476676437 ISBN-13: 9781476676432 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.65 lbs) 217 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in rural Ohio in 1897, Beryl Halley was educated at a strict Freewill Baptist school. After briefly teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, she joined the navy in 1918 before her unlikely path led her to Broadway, then to the Ziegfeld Follies (1923-1925). She also appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities and other revues, as well as in films, and had a widely publicized brush with the law (over alleged nudity) in 1926. She retired from show business in 1930, married an insurance executive and had a family, later reappearing in the public eye as an officer in the Ziegfeld Girls' Club. Making her home in Houston in the 1950s, she worked as legal secretary for a large law firm. Her death at age 90 was unpublicized. Her story is told here for the first time. |