Beryl Halley: The Life and Follies of a Ziegfeld Beauty, 1897-1988

by Ivan M .Tribe, Jacob L. Bapst, Ivan M. Tribe

Book Overview

Born in rural Ohio in 1897, Beryl Halley was educated at a strict Freewill Baptist school. After briefly teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, she joined the navy in 1918 before her unlikely path led her to Broadway, then to the Ziegfeld Follies (1923-1925). She also appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities and other revues, as well as in films, and had a widely publicized brush with the law (over alleged nudity) in 1926.

She retired from show...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476676437
• ISBN13: 9781476676432
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher