The cult of Ruth
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The legacy of monologuist, recitalist and dramatic artist Ruth Draper is being argued as a new full-length biography "The World of Ruth Draper" is being published. The legal rights to her professional creations and to her personal papers have been unsettled since her death nearly 43 years ago. Her fans included other great performers such as George Bernard Shaw and Katherine Hepburn.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1999
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The quiet king
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Actor Gary Cooper's daughter, Maria Cooper, published a remembrance of her father who affected the American soul in his movies which included "Sergeant York," "High Noon" and "The Pride of the Yankees." He was a unique person who could appear as a naturally elegant actor or a comfortable outdoorsman.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1999
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Becoming Barbra
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Barbra Streisand was fiercely determined to succeed as an actress from an early age. Her career beginnings in Brooklyn, NY, her success in the Broadway production of 'Funny Girl,' her failed marriage to actor Elliot Gould and other topics are discussed.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1995
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