Lillian Lorraine: The Life and Times of a Ziegfeld Diva

from book58lover

An intriguing look at a Ziegfeld 'girl' who was on Broadway a hundred years ago. Lillian Lorraine was a headliner in the Follies and her companion was the mother of the book's author. This gave the book a point of view different from the standard biography. Nils Hanson searched out women who pref...

from BAP1012

This memoir about Lillian Lorraine - someone totally unknown to me - was interesting and enjoyable to read. The author's mother was a close friend to Lorraine in her younger years and he has a special connection to his subject that he uses to flesh out his story of the "most beautiful Ziegfield g...

from Kellswitch

Before this book Lillian Lorraine was not someone I was aware of and I had little interest in the Ziegfeld Follies or Flo Ziegfeld's influence on entertainment. I had no idea what I was missing. This was a much different approach to a biography than I am used to, it was such a personal story and ...

from morningwalker

I had never heard of Lillian Lorraine prior to reading Nils Hanson's biography of her, but because I enjoy memoirs and biographies I selected Lillian Lorraine, The Life and Times of a Ziegfeld Diva from the list of Early Reviewers. With that said, I found myself transported and caught up in the l...

from bjmitch

This unusual book was a win from LibraryThing, and I enjoyed it immensely. Nils Hanson's mother was hired back in the 1920s to be a sort of companion to Lillian Lorraine but mostly to rein in Lorraine's wilder tendencies. Hanson actually met the Ziegfeld girl as a boy. Despite that, he wasn't rea...