Description: Because Martin's life was entwined with many luminaries of the stage, this biography offers rich insights into theater history, including accounts of how various productions were developed. No other book tells her story in such detail--it is must reading for fans and an essential resource for theater aficionados everywhere.
Brief description:
Ronald L. Davis was Professor of History at Southern Methodist University, where he was Director of both the Oral History Program on the Performing Arts and the De Golyer Institute for American Studies. He has written many books on the performing arts in America, including the best-seller Hollywood Anecdotes.
Review Quotes: "The breadth and scope of Davis's research is impressive, and the plethora of personal interviews--some with Martin herself--provides readers with an almost personal access to Broadway and Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s." --Southwestern Historical Quarterly