Mary Wickes
Subtitle: I know I've seen that face before
By: Steve Taravella
Series: Hollywood legends series; Hollywood legends series
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781604739053
Subjects: Actors; Biography
Description: Chronicles the life of a woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable nurses, nuns, and housekeepers to life on screen and stage in such works as White Christmas and Sister Act.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Table of contents: title: Pardon me lady, but did you drop a fish?; title: From Stockbridge to the Mercury Theatre; title: On stage and on air; title: Anatomy is destiny; title: Miss bedpan; title: Los Angeles, mother in tow; title: Lucille Ball's best friend; title: Cookies and milk with mother; title: She kept it to herself; title: Mary's secret cousin; title: "Not an ounce" of romance; title: Nurses, nuns, and housekeepers; title: When acting is everything; title: Becoming the characters she played; title: Success returns; title: Physical deterioration; title: Fade out.