That Furious Lesbian: The Story of Mercedes De Acosta (Theater in the Americas)

That Furious Lesbian: The Story of Mercedes De Acosta (Theater in the Americas)
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210
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080932511X
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Philip Wilson Publishers
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Book DescriptionIn this first book-length biography of Mercedes de Acosta, theater historian Robert A. Schanke adroitly mines lost archival materials and mixes in his own interviews with de Acosta?s intimates to correct established myths and at lastconstruct an accurate, detailed, and vibrant portrait of the flamboyantly uninhibited early-twentieth-century author, poet, and playwright. Born to wealthy Spanish immigrants, Mercedes de Acosta (1893?1968) lived in opulence and traveled in the same social circles as the Astors and Vanderbilts. Introduced to the New York theater scene at an early age, her dual loves of performance and of women informed every aspect of her life thereafter. Alice B. Toklas?s observation, "Say what you will about Mercedes, she?s had the most important women in the twentieth century," was well justified, as her romantic conquests included such internationally renowned beauties as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Isadora Duncan, and Eva Le...

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