Anna Held (19th March 1872 – 12th August 1918) was a Polish-born stage performer and singer on Broadway. While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America as his common-law wife. Her fame seems to have owed more to Ziegfeld’s promotional flair than to any intrinsic talent, and she did not gain critical acclaim. But her uninhibited style inspired the long-running series of popular revues, the Ziegfeld Follies.
April 12, 2020
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Social History, Uncategorized | Actress, Anna held, Costume, Dancer, Polish, Social History, Zeigfield Girls |
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March 8, 2020
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Nun, Social History, Uncategorized | 1920's, 1927, Actress, American, Catholic, Costume, Habit, Mary Nolan, Memoirs of a Nun, Nun, Religion, Social History, Veil, Veiled, Zeigfield Girls |
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Doris Eaton Travis (14th March 1904 – 11th May 2010) was an American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, writer, and rancher, who was the last of the acclaimed Ziegfeld girls.
August 26, 2018
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Social History, Uncategorized | Costume, Doris Eaton Travis, Edwardian, Social History, Zeigfield Girls |
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Billie Dove (14th May 1903 – 31st December 1997)
June 24, 2016
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Social History, Uncategorized | 1920's, Actress, American, Billie Dove, Costume, Silent films, Social History, Zeigfield Follies, Zeigfield Girls |
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