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The Girl Who Fell Down: A Biography of Joan McCracken

Lisa Jo Sagolla
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Description:Dancer and actress Joan McCracken (1917-1961), commanded a pioneering career that influenced some of the greatest artists on Broadway and in Hollywood. An overnight sensation for her 1943 comedic role as The Girl Who Falls Down in the groundbreaking musical Oklahoma!, McCracken established the prototype dancer-comedienne, headlining in ballet, stage, film, and television productions before her life was tragically cut short by complications from diabetes. Critic-writer Lisa Jo Sagolla paints a complex portrait of the petite entertainer as a beautiful, worldly woman who retained a childlike quality onstage. McCracken's comic exuberance and athleticism also epitomized a new ballet form that melded the European ideas of aristocratic grace and movement with an American spirit. This biography chronicles her training at Balanchine's School of American Ballet, her blossoming as a ravishing talent in Bloomer Girl and Me & Juliet, along with her marriages to choreographer Bob Fosse and novelist Jack Dunphy before his involvement with Truman Capote. Touching yet inspiring, Sagolla's account describes McCracken's dramatic coaching of Shirley MacLaine, and her inspiration for the many dancer-comediennes that followed - Gwen Verdon, Carol Haney and Sandy Duncan.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Girl Who Fell Down: A Biography of Joan McCracken. To get started finding The Girl Who Fell Down: A Biography of Joan McCracken, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Girl Who Fell Down: A Biography of Joan McCracken

Lisa Jo Sagolla
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Description: Dancer and actress Joan McCracken (1917-1961), commanded a pioneering career that influenced some of the greatest artists on Broadway and in Hollywood. An overnight sensation for her 1943 comedic role as The Girl Who Falls Down in the groundbreaking musical Oklahoma!, McCracken established the prototype dancer-comedienne, headlining in ballet, stage, film, and television productions before her life was tragically cut short by complications from diabetes. Critic-writer Lisa Jo Sagolla paints a complex portrait of the petite entertainer as a beautiful, worldly woman who retained a childlike quality onstage. McCracken's comic exuberance and athleticism also epitomized a new ballet form that melded the European ideas of aristocratic grace and movement with an American spirit. This biography chronicles her training at Balanchine's School of American Ballet, her blossoming as a ravishing talent in Bloomer Girl and Me & Juliet, along with her marriages to choreographer Bob Fosse and novelist Jack Dunphy before his involvement with Truman Capote. Touching yet inspiring, Sagolla's account describes McCracken's dramatic coaching of Shirley MacLaine, and her inspiration for the many dancer-comediennes that followed - Gwen Verdon, Carol Haney and Sandy Duncan.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Girl Who Fell Down: A Biography of Joan McCracken. To get started finding The Girl Who Fell Down: A Biography of Joan McCracken, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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