The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty by Richard Schwartz

The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty by Richard Schwartz

Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018, Bronze Medal Winner - Biography

As the Statue of Liberty stood unlit and unloved by American politicians in 1886, one of her saviors was creating a theatrical sensation at New York's Fourteenth Street Theatre. Actor M. B. Curtis, who had achieved overnight success in Sam'l of Posen, a groundbreaking play that transcended the common stereotypes of Jewish characters current at the time, was basking in public accolades at every curtain call when he came to Lady Liberty's aid. Curtis's rise to the top of his profession and his resulting fall from grace is a dramatic arc that rivals anything created for the stage. Actor, producer, real estate developer, promoter, hotelier, benefactor, and murder suspect, Curtis reached the highs of celebrity and fame as well as the lows of failure, illness, and a faltering career. The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty rescues his story from the dusty archives of forgotten history and reexamines an actor whose creativity and cultural influence still resonate today.

Richard B. Schwartz is Dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois. He has written six books, including Daily Life in Johnson's London, After the Death of Literature, and Frozen Stare, a novel released by St. Martin's Press in 1989. He has also edited two collections and published in many journals, including Studies in English Literature and Modern Philology.

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ISBN 13	9780967820453
ISBN 10	0967820456
Title	The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty
Author	Richard Schwartz
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Publisher	RSB Books
Year published	2017-05-18
Number of pages	332
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