Description: I Wanted to Be an Actress Autobiography by Katharine Cornell As told to Ruth Woodbury Sedgwick LIMITED EDITION{Signed & numbered by Katharine Cornell #467 out of 550} 1st Printing 1939Frontispiece portrait, 32 photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Original rose watered silk, publisher's box. Some fading of spine, rubbing of box, else a good copy of this autobiography; Frontispiece portrait, 32 photographic illustrations. Katharine Cornell (February 16, 1893 – June 9, 1974) was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. She was born in Berlin to American parents and raised in Buffalo, New York. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic Alexander Woollcott, Cornell was the first performer to receive the Drama League Award, for Romeo and Juliet in 1935. Cornell is noted for her major Broadway roles in serious dramas, often directed by her husband, Guthrie McClintic. The couple formed C. & M.C. Productions, Inc., a company that gave them complete artistic freedom in choosing and producing plays. Their production company gave first or prominent Broadway roles to some of the more notable actors of the 20th century, including many British Shakespearean actors. **PLEASE LOOK OVER THE IMAGES CAREFULLY** From a private collection. Sealed in a plastic bag and will be shipped in a sturdy box for added protection FRIENDLY & FAST SHIPPING! Thank you for your patronage.
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Signed By: Katharine Cornell
Book Title: I Wanted to Be an Actress
Item Length: 9 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: Yes
Unit Type: Unit
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Numbered Copy
Topic: Acting, Autobiography, Books
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 6 in
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: New York Random House
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1939
Literary Movement: Realism
Era: 1930s
Author: Katharine Cornell
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 34 oz
Number of Pages: 361
