The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen by Menefee, David W.

The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461044802)

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The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen by Menefee, David W.

The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen

$19.95
The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen by Menefee, David W.

The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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NAMED BEST SILENT FILM BOOK OF 2011 by Thomas Gladysz in the San Francisco Examiner.

Lou-Tellegan, a youth from the Netherlands, became one of the world's first international stage and film stars. Before he became famous, he was the son of a Dutch military general. Lou worked as a boxer, a circus trapeze artist, and as a nude model in Paris for Auguste Rodin. He became a dedicated stage actor with Italy's most famous actress, Eleonora Duse. When France's renowned actress, Sarah Bernhardt, plucked him from obscurity with a four-year contract, she remade him into her rich and world-famous co-star. Hollywood snapped him up for silent movies. Opera singer Geraldine Farrar married him after a whirlwind romance, but on one dark day, the fairy tale magic of his incredible storybook life came suddenly to a shocking end that stunned the entire world. Discover his incredible yet true life and astounding career through a richly researched biography and a detailed stage and filmography profusely illustrated with hundreds of rare photographs that capture the glamor and excitement of Hollywood's golden years. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

This 2021 Second Edition is a revised and expanded version of the original 2011 First Edition.

Author: David W. Menefee
ISBN-10: 1461044804
ISBN-13: 9781461044802
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2011
Pages: 522
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.05d
By David W. Menefee
By David W. Menefee
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David's writing career began as a writer and marketing representative for the Dallas Times Herald and the Dallas Morning News. David struck out on his own as a freelance writer, succeeding with Sarah Bernhardt: In the Theater, Film and Sound Recordings, The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era, The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era, Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures (named one of the Top 10 Books of the Year), George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood, "Otay!" The Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas Story, Wally: The True Wallace Reid Story (named one of the Top 8 Silent Film Books of the Year), The Remarkable Mr. Messing, Brothers of the Storm, Charlie O'Doone's Second Chance, and Sweet Memories. David also works as a ghost writer, screenwriter, and book editor. David lives in Dallas, Texas, USA.

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