Bibliograph

Introducing Bert Williams, burnt cork, Broadway, and the story of America's first Black star, Camille F. Forbes

Type

Label

Introducing Bert Williams, burnt cork, Broadway, and the story of America's first Black star, Camille F. Forbes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-388) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Introducing Bert Williams

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

162501986

Responsibility statement

Camille F. Forbes

Sub title

burnt cork, Broadway, and the story of America's first Black star

Summary

More than the simple narration of a remarkable life, Introducing Bert Williams offers a fascinating window into the fraught issues surrounding race and artistic expression in American culture. The story of Williams's long and varied career is a whirlwind of inner turmoil, racial tension, glamour, and striving-nothing less than the birth of American show business

Table Of Contents

Black musical theater -- From Broadway to London: "In Dahomey" -- First class all the way -- Ziegfield's Follies -- War at home and abroad -- Dance of indecision -- A "legitimate" star

Target audience

adult

Classification