No Intermissions: The Life of Agnes de Mille (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306809750)

Pioneering a distinctly American style that combined modern dance and ballet with a traditional folk idiom, Agnes de Mille popularized what had been an elitist art and irrevocably changed the American musical theater. During a life that spanned most of the twentieth century, de Mille worked and played with a fabulous cast of characters, from her uncle (the legendary Cecil B. de Mille) to Charlie Chaplin, Martha Graham, Cole Porter, No Coward, Rebecca West, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Drawing on unpublished papers and extensive interviews with friends, colleagues, relatives, and de Mille herself, Carol Easton takes us behind the scenes of de Mille's extraordinary life: struggling to establish a reputation, surviving a series of disastrous love affairs, meeting the conflicting demands of ambition and motherhood, and dealing with a devastating illness. She unforgettably brings to life the combination of intelligence, artistry, and humor that was Agnes de Mille.

Author: Carol Easton
ISBN-10: 0306809753
ISBN-13: 9780306809750
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2000
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.08w x 1.41d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/07/2000 pg. 36