{"product_id":"gwen-verdon-peter-shelley-9780786497362","title":"Gwen Verdon: A Life on Stage and Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003e American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overcame severe leg deformity through ballet training, making her film debut at 11 as a solo ballerina in the musical \u003ci\u003eThe King Steps Out\u003c\/i\u003e (1936). Her theater credits include \u003ci\u003eCan-Can\u003c\/i\u003e (1953-1955), \u003ci\u003eDamn Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e (1955-1956), \u003ci\u003eRedhead\u003c\/i\u003e (1959-1960), \u003ci\u003eNew Girl in Town\u003c\/i\u003e (1957-1958), \u003ci\u003eSweet Charity\u003c\/i\u003e (1966-1967) and \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e (1975-1977). When not dancing on stage or screen, she coached other actors, such as Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley MacLaine. This first full-length biography of Verdon covers her life and career, her individual performances and her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Shelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078649736X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter Shelley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926043328767,"sku":"9780786497362","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_916bad77-8e36-4685-a3a8-cec35f29df9f.jpg?v=1681080868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gwen-verdon-peter-shelley-9780786497362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}