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Mabel Mercer : a life
- Title
- Mabel Mercer : a life / by James Haskins.
- Author
- Haskins, James, 1941-2005
- Publication
- New York : Atheneum, 1987.
- ©1987
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | ML420.M388 H4 1987 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 217 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Traces the life and career of the influential singer, describes her difficult childhood, and explains how she got her start in show business.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Discography: p. 199-200.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Mabel's early years -- Paris, and Bricktop's -- Wandering chanteuse -- Tony's -- Her fifties -- Mabel out of fashion -- Mabel back in fashion -- Mabel's last years -- Appendices. A partial list of songs sung by Mabel Mercer ; Discography.
- ISBN
- 0689115954
- 9780689115950
- LCCN
- 87027027
- OCLC
- ocm16833675
- 16833675
- SCSB-9743325
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library