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Infectious Disease Deaths in Nevada - Norma Talmadge (Paperback)
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Infectious Disease Deaths in Nevada - Norma Talmadge (Paperback)
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from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Norma
Talmadge (May 26, 1893 December 24, 1957) was an American actress
and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for
more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s,
when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American
screen. Her most famous film was Smilin Through (1922), but she
also scored artistic triumphs teamed with director Frank Borzage in
Secrets (1924) and The Lady (1925). Her younger sisters Constance
Talmadge and Natalie Talmadge were also movie stars. Talmadge
married millionaire and film producer Joseph Schenck and they
successfully created their own production company. After reaching
fame in the film studios on the East Coast, she moved to Hollywood
in 1922. A specialist in melodrama, Talmadge was one of the most
elegant and glamorous film stars of the roaring twenties. By the
end of the silent film period her popularity with audiences had
waned. After her two talkies proved disappointing at the box
office, she retired a very wealthy woman. Of all the silent stars
whose reputation collapsed with the coming of sound, Norma Talmadge
was the most important. She is little remembered, since her films
are seldom revived today, yet in her day she was hugely popular and
the epitome of stardom. Talmadge was born on May 26, 1893 in Jersey
City, New Jersey, although it has been widely believed she was born
in Niagara Falls, New York. After achieving stardom, she admitted
that she and her mother provided the more scenic setting of Niagara
Falls to fan magazines to be more romantic. Talmadge was the eldest
daughter of Fred Talmadge, a chronic unemployed alcoholic, and
Margaret "Peg" Talmadge, a witty and indomitable woman. Talmadge's
childhood was marked by poverty. One Christmas morning Fred T...
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Imprint: |
Books + Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2010 |
First published: |
May 2010 |
Creators: |
Books Llc
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Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
40 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-156-29049-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-156-29049-X |
Barcode: |
9781156290491 |
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