- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 Untangling Mae Murray's Tangled Beginnings 1885–1899 -
2 Dancing into the New Century 1900–1907 -
3 Ziegfeld and the Millionaire 1908–1911 -
4 Life Is a Cabaret 1912–1914 -
5 From Footlights to Kliegs 1915 -
6 The Disillusions of a Dream Girl 1916 -
7 Ready for My Close-ups, Mr. Lasky! 1917 -
8 The Delicious Little Mae 1918–1919 -
9 On with the Dance 1920 -
10 Strutting Like a Peacock through Tiffany's 1921–1922 -
11 Mae the Enchantress 1923–1924 -
12 The Merry Widow and the Dirty Hun May 1924–March 1925 -
13 From Merry Widow to Gay Divorcée 1925 -
14 Princess Mdivani 1926 -
15 The Lion's Roar, the Baby's Cry 1927 -
16 A World of Cheap Imitation 1928 -
17 The Sound of Bee-Stung Lips 1929–1931 -
18 Oh, Brother! 1932 -
19 From a Prince to a Toad 1933 -
20 Losing Koran 1934–1940 -
21 Outliving Fame 1941–1957 -
22 Self-Enchantment 1958–1960 -
23 A Star in Twilight 1961–1965 - Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Professional Theater
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Index
- Screen Classics
Untangling Mae Murray's Tangled Beginnings 1885–1899
Untangling Mae Murray's Tangled Beginnings 1885–1899
- Chapter:
- (p.7) 1 Untangling Mae Murray's Tangled Beginnings 1885–1899
- Source:
- Mae Murray
- Author(s):
Michael G. Ankerich
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
This chapter uncovers the beginning of Mae Murray’s life, the facts that she spent a lifetime trying to cover up. For the first time, her parent’s names, her birth date and place of birth are documented. The reader learns the identity of her brothers and is introduced to the world into which Murray was born. The chapter examines the fanciful stories Murray invented over the years, her attempt to place her beginnings in a setting of privilege and wealth. The chapter reveals a childhood that was spent in squalor and despair in the Lower East Side of New York City. It shows a childhood that was marred by poverty, mental abuse, and alcohol. The chapter shows the ambition of a little girl determined to dance her way out of her painful beginnings.
Keywords: Lower East Side, New York City, Dance, Poverty
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 Untangling Mae Murray's Tangled Beginnings 1885–1899 -
2 Dancing into the New Century 1900–1907 -
3 Ziegfeld and the Millionaire 1908–1911 -
4 Life Is a Cabaret 1912–1914 -
5 From Footlights to Kliegs 1915 -
6 The Disillusions of a Dream Girl 1916 -
7 Ready for My Close-ups, Mr. Lasky! 1917 -
8 The Delicious Little Mae 1918–1919 -
9 On with the Dance 1920 -
10 Strutting Like a Peacock through Tiffany's 1921–1922 -
11 Mae the Enchantress 1923–1924 -
12 The Merry Widow and the Dirty Hun May 1924–March 1925 -
13 From Merry Widow to Gay Divorcée 1925 -
14 Princess Mdivani 1926 -
15 The Lion's Roar, the Baby's Cry 1927 -
16 A World of Cheap Imitation 1928 -
17 The Sound of Bee-Stung Lips 1929–1931 -
18 Oh, Brother! 1932 -
19 From a Prince to a Toad 1933 -
20 Losing Koran 1934–1940 -
21 Outliving Fame 1941–1957 -
22 Self-Enchantment 1958–1960 -
23 A Star in Twilight 1961–1965 - Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Professional Theater
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Index
- Screen Classics
