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The Incomparable Hildegarde
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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1476667705
ISBN-13 9781476667706
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Apr 11th, 2018
Print length 206 Pages
Weight 354 grams
Dimensions 25.40 x 17.80 x 1.10 cms
Ksh 7,200.00
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The Incomparable Hildegarde, lived a long life full of glamour and excitement. Her career started in Milwaukee silent movie theatres, then the Vaudeville stage, and singing and playing piano in the cabarets of Paris and London. This biography, the first book to address her importance in American culture, covers her life from birth to death.

The Incomparable Hildegarde (1906-2005) began her career as a pianist in Milwaukee''s silent movie theaters, which led to the Vaudeville stage. By the 1930s, she was singing in the cabarets of Paris and London, rubbing elbows with royalty, White Russians and Josephine Baker. She then became a darling of the New York supper club scene and her name became synonymous with high-class entertainment at venues like the Plaza Hotel''s Persian Room. She started fashion trends, had her own signature Revlon nail and lip color, and was the first to have song hits in the World War II era.

This first biography of Hildegarde Sill covers her 70-year career, including her intimate relationship with her manager, Anna Sosenko, and emphasizes her importance in 20th-century American popular culture.


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