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  1. The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds

    Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
    Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.

    In winter 1902, in the ruins of post-Boxer Uprising Beijing, two women from two different worlds joined hands in friendship-the former concubine and legendary tyrant Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Midwest-born, devoutly Christian diplomat's wife Sarah Pike Conger. Together, they made history.

    Online EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

  2. The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds

    Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
    Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2011.

    In winter 1902, in the ruins of post-Boxer Uprising Beijing, two women from two different worlds joined hands in friendship -- the former concubine and legendary tyrant Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Midwest-born, devoutly Christian diplomat's wife Sarah Pike Conger. Together, they made history.

    Online EBSCO University Press

  3. Mrs. Ziegfeld : the public and private lives of Billie Burke

    Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
    Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.

    "After her husband Florenz Ziegfeld's death, Billie Burke recreated herself as a Hollywood character actress. In addition to studying the character and significance of Burke's greatest screen role in Glinda the Good Witch of the North, the book provides a complete performance history of Burke's stage, screen, and radio work"--Provided by publisher.Broadway actress Billie Burke was one of the most sought after young stage beauties of her time, stealing the hearts of Enrico Caruso, Mark Twain, and, most importantly, famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld, who became her husband. Following Ziegfeld's death, the threats of financial ruin and encroaching age forced Burke to recreate herself as a Hollywood character actress. This biography benefits from the cooperation of the daughter and grandchildren of Burke and Ziegfeld, as well as from anecdotes provided by actors who performed with Burke on the stage and screen. In addition to studying the character and significance of Burke's greatest screen role in "Glinda the Good Witch of the North", this richly illustrated book also provides a complete history of Burke's stage, screen, and radio work.

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