Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed (Fully Revised and Updated)

by Eric Woodard, Tara Hanks

The true story is finally told about Jeanne Eagels, legendary Broadway star as Sadie Thompson in Somerset Maugham's Rain, celebrated silent movie actress, and Academy Award-nominated superstar in The Letter. She lived a life of renown, yet her rise to fame, her romances, her triumphs, her relentless perfectionism, and her fragile health propelled her into increasingly erratic behavior and a shocking climax that stunned the entire world. Illustrated with nearly 150 rare and unseen photographs.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Media Tie In

506 pages, Hardcover

First published June 15, 2015

Reviews

[Creolecat]

Excellent

[Brittani Z]

Finally an indepth bio on Jeanne Eagels. I enjoyed learning more about her but I really thought there'd be more info on her possible drug overdose/death. That is the only disappointing part of this book. Reading this made me long to be in the audience during her performance of Rain. Too bad she never got the chance to play her famed Sadie Thompson in a film.