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Elisabeth Cobb
Elisabeth Cobb (8 October 1902 – 26 May 1959) was an American writer. Her father was Irvin S. Cobb, a well-known humorist. One of her best known works was her 1934 novel ''She Was A Lady''. She died in New York in May 1959. Early life and career (1902-1927) Cobb attended the Skerton Finishing School. Cobb worked in the editorial department of '' The Bookman'' in the early 1920s. In 1924, a manuscript of Cobb's was published in ''Liberty''. Her first novel ''Falling Seeds'' was published in 1927 by Doubleday, Page and Company, when she was 25. The novel deals with the marriage of a Southern belle to a Yankee. Writing career (1927-1950s) Cobb's second novel ''Minstrels in Satin'' was published in 1929. The novel is about a young divorced woman living in Italy who has three children. The mother would focus more on her social life than the wellbeing of her children, who learned to be self-sufficient. Critics had generally favorable opinions on the novel. Cobb's third novel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvin S
Irvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin. In Old Gaelic, the meaning of the name is "freshwater" or "friend of the sea." It can also be used as a variant of Ervin, the Eastern European version of the German name Erwin, which means "friend of the army." In the Middle East, Arvin (آروین) is the Persian variant of the name, meaning "tested and experienced." Meanwhile, Arfin (عرفين) (earfayn) is the Arabic variant, meaning "trusty." In Arabic, the letter ''v'' is absent and is substituted with ''f.'' In the Balkans, particularly in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia, the name is used as an alternative to Ervin, the more popular variant in the region, with Irvin being a modern variation of the name. Among the former Yugoslav countries, the name may have been derived from the word irvas, meaning ''reindeer'' in Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian. It is used as a male given name in the region, but these countries also have a female equivalent: Irvina (for examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bookman (New York City)
''The Bookman'' was a literary journal established in 1895 by Dodd, Mead and Company Frank H. Dodd, head of Dodd, Mead and Company, established ''The Bookman'' in 1895. Its first editor was Harry Thurston Peck, who worked on its staff from 1895 to 1906. With the journal's first issue in February 1895, Peck created America's first bestseller list. The lists in ''The Bookman'' ran from 1895 until 1918, and is the only comprehensive source of annual bestsellers in the United States from 1895 to 1912, when ''Publishers Weekly'' began publishing their own lists. In the April 1895 edition, ''The Bookman'''s editors explained the need for an American version of the already established London '' Bookman'': "''The Bookman'' has been a great success since its first appearance in London in 1891, and it is believed that there is ample room and sufficient ''clientele'' among the great multitude of readers, for a literary journal of the same character in America. The American Edition will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty (general Interest Magazine)
''Liberty'' was an American weekly general-interest magazine, originally priced at five cents and subtitled, "A Weekly for Everybody." It was launched in 1924 by McCormick-Patterson, the publisher until 1931, when it was taken over by Bernarr Macfadden until 1941. At one time it was said to be "the second greatest magazine in America," ranking behind ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in circulation. It featured contributions from some of the biggest politicians, celebrities, authors, and artists of the 20th century. The contents of the magazine provided a unique look into popular culture, politics, and world events through the Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, and postwar America. It ceased publication in 1950 and was revived briefly in 1971. History ''Liberty'' Magazine was founded in 1924 by cousins Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick and Captain Joseph Medill Patterson, owners and editors of the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ''New York Daily News'' respectively. In 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Was A Lady (film)
''She Was a Lady'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Gertrude Purcell. It is based on the 1934 novel ''She Was a Lady'' by Elisabeth Cobb. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Donald Woods, Ralph Morgan, Monroe Owsley, Irving Pichel and Doris Lloyd. The film was released on August 22, 1934, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot Cast *Helen Twelvetrees as Sheila Vane * Donald Woods as Tommy Traill *Ralph Morgan as Stanley Vane *Monroe Owsley as Jerry Couzins *Irving Pichel as Marco *Doris Lloyd as Alice Vane *Kitty Kelly as Daisy *Halliwell Hobbes as George Dane *Mary Forbes as Lady Diana Vane *Jackie Searl as Herbie Vane * Barbara Weeks as Moira *Karol Kay as Sheila *Paul Harvey Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast ''News and Comment'' on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous ''The Rest o ... as Jeff Dye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
''Cosmopolitan'' (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine. ''Cosmopolitan'' is one of the best-selling magazines. Formerly titled ''The Cosmopolitan'' and often referred to as ''Cosmo'', ''Cosmopolitan'' has adapted its style and content. Its current incarnation was originally marketed as a woman's fashion magazine with articles on home, family, and cooking. For some time it focused more on new fiction and written work, which included short stories, novels, and articles. Now it is more targeted towards women's fashion, sports and modern interests. Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine. Nowadays, its content includes articles discussing relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herschel Williams
Herschel or Herschell may refer to: People * Herschel (name), various people Places * Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa * Herschel, Saskatchewan * Herschel, Yukon * Herschel Bay, Canada * Herschel Heights, Alexander Island, Antarctica * Herschel Island, Canada * Herschel Island (Chile), an island of the Hermite Islands archipelago * Mount Herschel, Antarctica * Cape Sterneck, Antarctica Astronomy * Herschel (crater), various craters in the Solar System * 2000 Herschel, an asteroid * 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, a comet * Herschel Catalogue (other), various astronomical catalogues of nebulae * Herschel Medal, awarded by the UK Royal Astronomical Society * Herschel Museum of Astronomy, in Bath, United Kingdom * Herschel Space Observatory, operated by the European Space Agency * Herschel wedge, an optical prism used in solar observation * Herschel's Garnet Star, a red supergiant star * William Herschel Telescope, in the Canary Islands * Telescopium Herschelii, a const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansfield Theatre
The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1926, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish Revival style and was constructed for Irwin Chanin. It has 1,069 seats across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is divided into two sections: the four-story stage house to the west, covered in buff-colored brick, and the three-story auditorium to the east, designed with yellow-beige brick and terracotta. The ground floor, which contains the theater's entrance, is shielded by a marquee. Above is a set of Palladian windows on the second story, as well as rectangular sash windows with lunettes on the third story. The facade is topped by an entablature and a sloping tiled roof. The auditorium cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
