{"product_id":"forever-mame-bernard-f-dick-9781604739626","title":"Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eForever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eCraig's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dick discusses all of her films along with her triumphal return to Broadway, first in the musical \u003ci\u003eWonderful Town\u003c\/i\u003e and later in \u003ci\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eForever Mame\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard F. Dick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604739622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604739626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.52w x 0.80d","brand":"Bernard F. Dick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989368635647,"sku":"9781604739626","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72e3633a-2ee5-4f70-a7af-e3384bb8aac3.jpg?v=1683299093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forever-mame-bernard-f-dick-9781604739626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}