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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Schwartz, Richard, 1952- author.     Subjects     Curtis, M. B.     Actors -- United States -- Biography.     Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.     Real estate developers -- United States -- Biography.     Jewish philanthropists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.     Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.     Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- History.     Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Schwartz, Richard, 1952- author.       by title:      The man who lit Lady...         MARC Display

The man who lit Lady Liberty : the extraordinary rise and fall of actor M. B. Curtis / by Richard Schwartz. by Schwartz, Richard, 1952- author. Berkeley, California : RSB Books, [2016] Subjects Curtis, M. B.   Actors -- United States -- Biography.   Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.   Real estate developers -- United States -- Biography.   Jewish philanthropists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.   Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.   Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- History.   Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History. ISBN:  9780967820453 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 0967820456 (hardcover : alk. paper) Description:  xiv, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "As the Statue of Liberty stood unlit and unloved by American politicians in 1886, one of her saviors was creating a theatrical sensation at New York's Fourteenth Street Theatre. Actor M.B. Curtis, who had achieved overnight success in Sam'l of Posen, a groundbreaking play that transcended the common stereotypes of Jewish characters current at the time, was basking in public accolades at every curtain call when he came to Lady Liberty's aid. Curtis's rise to the top of his profession and his resulting fall from grace is a dramatic arc that rivals anything created for the stage. Actor, producer, real estate developer, promoter, hotelier, benefactor, and murder suspect, M. B. Curtis's life encompassed the highs of celebrity and fame as well as the lows of failure, illness, and a faltering career. The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty rescues M. B. Curtis's story from the dusty archives of forgotten history and reexamines an actor whose creativity and cultural influence still resonate today" --   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 792.02809 Curtis Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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