This reference traces in fascinating detail the exceptionally long career of Helen Hayes, the First Lady of American Theatre. In addition to detailed summaries and commentaries on her stage, film, television, and radio performances, this volume also provides quick access to major events which shaped both her character and her career.
Foreword by Helen Hayes Biography Chronology Stage Performances Film Performances Television Performances Radio Performances Bibliography Appendix A - Awards and Honors Appendix B - Command Performance Appendix C - Aural/Video Recordings Index
DONN B. MURPHY is Professor of Theatre at Georgetown University and President and Executive Director of the National Theatre in Washington, DC. His previous books include Stage For a Nation: The National Theatre-150 Years (1985), and A Director's Guide to Good Theatre (1968).
STEPHEN MOORE is Director of Computer and Laboratory Services at Georgetown University. In addition to his interest in the performing arts, he is an authority on relational database software development.
"Confronted with the manuscript of this detailed record of her
unique career, Helen Hayes sighed: 'You boys know more about me
than I do.' In their massed details of playwrights and players,
news stories, and reviews, movies and TV, playhouses and charities,
Messrs. Moore and Murphy literally reflect, through her singular
character, our 20th century's theatrical history."-Richard L. Coe
Critic Emeritus The Washington Post
"Helen Hayes' life and career shine like a beacon from a barren
shore---an inspiration to anyone, in any profession, who believes
that integrity does not have to be sacrificed for success."-Dean
Jones
"Of course I have much pleasure in endorsing your publication of
the bio-bibliography of Helen Hayes, whom I first saw acting in
Coquette in 1928. I have followed her career with the greatest
admiration, and was lucky enough to see her in Victoria Regina in
1937, when I also met her for the first time, and have cherished
her friendship ever since. I only once worked with her when I
directed her in The Glass Menagerie at the Haymaker Theatre in
London. (She is) a great artist and a cherished friend."-Sir John
Gielgud
?It is unfortunate that the first lady of the American theatre died
prior to publication of this book. Along with all theatre scholars,
she would have been delighted with the depth and detail of its
coverage; and, as she points out in her brief foreword, the book
rectifies her failure to keep any scrapbooks or clippings similar
to other volumes in the series, but at the same time, it is,
undoubtedly, one of the best.?-Classic Images
?Stimulating reading . . . it is fascinating to leaf through for
its insights into the life and career of this formidable five-foot
giant of the American stage.?-Choice, December 1993
"Stimulating reading . . . it is fascinating to leaf through for
its insights into the life and career of this formidable five-foot
giant of the American stage."-Choice, December 1993
"It is unfortunate that the first lady of the American theatre died
prior to publication of this book. Along with all theatre scholars,
she would have been delighted with the depth and detail of its
coverage; and, as she points out in her brief foreword, the book
rectifies her failure to keep any scrapbooks or clippings similar
to other volumes in the series, but at the same time, it is,
undoubtedly, one of the best."-Classic Images
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