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'Born in Adelaide in 1897, to a dysfunctional father and self-sacrificing mother, acting prodigy Fanny ‘Judith’ Anderson was her family's meal ticket from childhood. Her move to the USA at the age of twenty-one – with a letter of introduction to Cecil B. DeMille – might well have been disastrous, particularly as DeMille ‘rejected her as too plain’ (336). Yet this, like many setbacks, was no long-term impediment. DeMille, incidentally, cast her in The Ten Commandments thirty-eight years later.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Judith Anderson : Australian Star, First Lady of the American Stage
Australian Historical Studies
Australian Historical Studies
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- Judith Anderson : Australian Star, First Lady of the American Stage 2019 single work biography
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