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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827169203321

Autore

Liggera Lanayre D. <1941->

Titolo

The life of Robert Loraine : the stage, the sky, and George Bernard Shaw / / Lanayre D. Liggera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newark, : University of Delaware Press

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-61149-459-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

792.02/8092

B

Soggetti

Actors - Great Britain

Theatrical managers - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From childhood days -- The lights of London -- A horseman of the Veldt -- An actor again -- Enter the superman -- A season of acclaim -- The sound of wings -- The happy warrior -- The eternal note of sadness -- A land for heroes -- The transatlantic life -- Last flight.

Sommario/riassunto

During his life, Robert Loraine interacted with a number of influential people of surprisingly diverse positions. An adventurer both physically and intellectually, his charismatic personality was recognized on both sides of the Atlantic.