The First Female Stars.The First Female Stars David W. Menefee Praeger Publishers Box 6926, Portsmouth Portsmouth, city, England Portsmouth, city (1991 pop. 174,218) and district, Hampshire, S England, on Spithead Channel. The district includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and the old town of Portsmouth proper. , NH 03802-6926 0275982599 $44.95 greenwood Greenwood. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,265), Johnson co., central Ind.; settled 1822, inc. as a city 1960. A residential suburb of Indianapolis, Greenwood is in a retail shopping area. Manufactures include motor vehicle parts and metal products. .com From Theda Bara Bar·a , Theda 1890?-1955. American actress of the silent film era. She appeared in sensational, highly publicized films, including Cleopatra (1917) and Salome (1918). to Anna Nilsson Nils·son , Birgit Born 1918. Swedish operatic soprano noted for her Wagnerian roles. Noun 1. Nilsson - Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit Nilsson and Sarah Bernhardt, the achievements of fifteen silent film women who entered early motion pictures to become key personalities of the industry are presented in David Menefee's The First Female Stars: Women Of The Silent Era. Menefee produced the first comprehensive study of actress Sarah Bernhardt's work previously, and here uses original sources to examine the influence and significance of her contemporaries. |
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