- 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
The Disillusions of a Dream Girl 1916
The Disillusions of a Dream Girl 1916
- Chapter:
- (p.47) 6 The Disillusions of a Dream Girl 1916
- Source:
- Mae Murray
- Author(s):
Michael G. Ankerich
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
This chapter focuses on Mae Murray’s arrival in Hollywood and her disappointment in what was still a sleepy little Southern California village. Her first film appearances were equally as disillusioning, particularly her work on To Have and to Hold, directed by George Melford, who had little patience with her. She credited co-star Wallace Reid with getting her through her humiliating experience. In this chapter, Mae marries James Jay O’Brien and meets the man who became her third husband, director Robert Z. Leonard. This chapter explains how Murray became known for her “bee-stung lips” and covers her early successes in such films as A Mormon Maid, The Big Sister, Sweet Kitty Bellairs, and The Dream Girl.
Keywords: Robert Z. Leonard, James Jay O’Brien, Wallace Reid, George Melford, To Have and to Hold, Bee-stung lips
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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
