"Bare knees" flapper : the life and films of Virginia Lee Corbin / Tim Lussier.

• Looking back -- From Prescott to Hollywood -- The road to stardom -- A regular tear-shedder -- The most consummate little actors in the world -- Emotional star -- The magic of Aladdin -- Fairy tales, fox and friction -- New star in a new year -- The cowboy and the last fairy tale -- From star to supporting roles -- Vaudeville lights -- Back to Hollywood -- Of the few to survive -- A former child star grows up -- The elusive peter pan -- Court, wampas and good reviews -- Lost opportunities -- Court, crooks, cars and cafes -- Insanity -- Moving on -- Talkies and troubles -- Enter teddy -- But it's work -- Children, divorce and renewed hopes -- Once they were great.

• "One of the most popular Hollywood child stars of the late 1910s, Virginia Lee Corbin was well-known to fans worldwide. Her marriage (at age 18) failed and she was eventually separated from her children. The flapper struggled to remain relevant in the sound era and trying to make a comeback when she died at 31 in 1942"-- 

Ämnesord

Motion picture actors and actresses  -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH)

Child actors  -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH)

Child actors.  (fast)

Motion picture actors and actresses.  (fast)

Biografier  (sfit)

Barnskådespelare  (sfit)

Skådespelare  (sfit)

United States.  (fast)

Genre

Biography.  (fast)

Personnamn

Corbin, Virginia Lee, 1910-1942.

Corbin, Virginia Lee, 1910-1942

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Child actors

Actors

Klassifikation

PN1998.3.C674 (LCC)

791.4302/8092B (DDC)

Ima (kssb/8 (machine generated))