The first full biography of Margaret Webster (1905-1972), the pioneering stage and opera director often credited with bringing Shakespeare to Broadway and famous for casting Paul Robeson as Othello. Webster challenged stage tradition and attitudes toward professional women in American and British theater, working with John Gielgud, Noël Coward, George Bernard Shaw, Uta Hagen, Sybil Thorndike and Eva Le Gallienne. The book covers her personal and family life and her investigation by Senator Joseph McCarthy and HUAC, which left her unable to work for a year.
Details
| ISBN | 9780472113903 |
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| Series | Triangulations |
| Copyright Date | 2004 |
| Publication Date | April 7, 2004 |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| No. of Pages | 367 |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance series. Webster's partners included Eva Le Gallienne. |
| Genre | Autobiography/Biography; Lesbian Studies; Performing Arts |
| Subject | Lesbians - Biography. - United States; Theatrical Producers And Directors - Biography. - United States |