1915-1998

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1915-1998

The lady from the Black Lagoon

Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick
"A true-life detective story and a celebration of a forgotten feminist trailblazer, Mallory O'Meara's The Lady from the Black Lagoon establishes Patrick in her rightful place in film history while calling out a Hollywood culture where little has changed since." - Amazon.
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Who was Frank Sinatra?

2023
"Before Frank Sinatra became the . . . star that we remember him as, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his family's New Jersey tavern. Those small beginnings would be the start of a . . . career in which Frank became one of the best-selling musicians of all time--selling over 150 million records worldwide. More than just a musician, Frank also went on to win an Academy Award and a Golden Globe during his career as an actor. With hundreds of songs from several genres such as big-band, swing, jazz, and pop, the . . . singer is considered one of the world's . . . beloved entertainers"--Provided by publisher.
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Frankie liked to sing

2015
A picture book celebrating the life and music of Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra

2018
Looks at the life of American actor and singer Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra

A biography of Frank Sinatra that discusses his childhood, his start in the music business, scandals, love life, and rise to stardom in music and film.

Women poets on the left

Lola Ridge, Genevieve Taggard, Margaret Walker
2001
Explores the socially conscious verse of radical women poets and the contributions they made toward the development of political poetry from 1910 to 1945.

Frank

the voice
2011
Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In "Frank: The Voice," Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument.

Sinatra

a portrait of the artist
1995
A photographic chronicle of the life and career of singer/actor Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra

1976
A biography of the singer and actor whose highly successful thirty-year career made him a famous and controversial millionaire.

Sinatra

ol' blue eyes remembered
1997

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