Otis Skinner (1858–1942)
Autor von Footlights and spotlights; recollections of my life on the stage
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Bildnachweis: Theatrical poster, 1899
(Theatrical Poster Collection,
LoC Prints and Photographs Division)
(Theatrical Poster Collection,
LoC Prints and Photographs Division)
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1858-06-28
- Todestag
- 1942-01-04
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Sterbeort
- New York, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
New York, New York, USA - Berufe
- actor
- Beziehungen
- Skinner, Cornelia Otis (daughter)
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Footlights and spotlights; recollections of my life… von Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner's life and career spanned the decades when American entertainment was undergoing rapid and tremendous change. He started work as a professional stage actor in the 1880s (with a personal letter of recommendation from P. T. Barnum!); and at the close of the book he details a successful career in the emerging film industry in early-1920s California. In between, this genial autobiography is entertaining and moving as Skinner describes the many challenges of life as an actor in the Gilded Age and beyond.… (mehr)
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- Werke
- 7
- Mitglieder
- 24
- Beliebtheit
- #522,742
- Bewertung
- 4.0
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 4
