The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of Actor M. B. Curtis Richard Schwartz

The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of Actor M. B. Curtis

Author: Richard Schwartz
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Book Title
The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of Actor M. B. Curtis
Author
Richard Schwartz
ISBN
9780967820460
Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018, Bronze Medal Winner - Biography 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, Curtis reached 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 his story from the dusty archives of forgotten history and reexamines an actor whose creativity and cultural influence still resonate today.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Richard SchwartzPublisher: RSB BooksPublished: 08/06/2019ISBN: 9780967820460Pages: 320Weight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018, Bronze Medal Winner - Biography

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, Curtis reached 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 his story from the dusty archives of forgotten history and reexamines an actor whose creativity and cultural influence still resonate today.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Schwartz
Publisher: RSB Books
Published: 08/06/2019
ISBN: 9780967820460
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018, Bronze Medal Winner - Biography

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, Curtis reached 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 his story from the dusty archives of forgotten history and reexamines an actor whose creativity and cultural influence still resonate today.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Schwartz
Publisher: RSB Books
Published: 08/06/2019
ISBN: 9780967820460
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d