Gwen Verdon: A Life on Stage and Screen

by Peter Shelley

American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overcame severe leg deformity through ballet training, making her film debut at 11 as a solo ballerina in the musical The King Steps Out (1936). Her theater credits include Can-Can (1953-1955), Damn Yankees (1955-1956), Redhead (1959-1960),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078649736X
• ISBN13: 9780786497362
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher