| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Also by Vera Caspary; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Book One; 1. The Secrets of Grown-Ups; 2. The Poor Working Girl; 3. "I Can Teach You to Dance Like This"; 4. Liberation?; 5. True Story; 6. Greenwich Village; 7. Dream into Nightmare; 8. The Years of the Ravens; 9. The Red Badge of Guilt; Book Two; 10. Love Begins at Forty; 11. Two Worried People; 12. Domestic Situation; 13. Return of the Specter; Images; Copyright Page |
| Summary |
Vera Caspary, the celebrated author of Laura, tells her own story in this captivating autobiography. With a career that spanned from the 1920s through 1970s, one that produced over twenty novels, in addition to her many credits for film and theater, Caspary centered her life around a passion for writing. From her early experiences at an advertisement agency--where she developed a correspondence school and invented its?famed? instructor--to the struggles of being gray-listed in the McCarthy Era, Caspary constantly found a way to turn her creative needs into viable work. Caspary recalls the rest of a full life, too, including her flirtation with communism, travels across Europe, and a marriage. Caspary's skillful writing makes her incredible depictions of people, and the times in which they lived, jump off the page |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Caspary, Vera, 1899-1987.
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| SUBJECT |
Caspary, Vera, 1899-1987 fast |
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Authors, American
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781504029025 |
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150402902X |
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