Eve Golden is a biographer whose work focuses on American

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communi ...

and early twentieth century actresses. She was born and raised near

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

Bibliography

Eve Golden is the author of seven theater and film biographies. * ''Platinum Girl: The Life and Legends of

Jean Harlow Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the ...

'' (1991) * ''Vamp: The Rise and Fall of

Theda Bara Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...

'' (1997) * ''Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars'' (1998) * ''

Anna Held Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born French stage performer of Jewish origin on Broadway. While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America as his common-law ...

and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway'' (2000) * ''The Brief, Madcap Life of

Kay Kendall Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress and singer. She began her film career in the musical film ''London Town (1946 film), London Town'' (1946), a financial failure. Kendall worked regularly unti ...

'' (2002) * '' Vernon and Irene Castle's Ragtime Revolution'' (2007) * ''Bride of Golden Images: Essays on Stars of the 1930s-60s'' (2009) * '' John Gilbert: The Last of the

Silent Film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

Stars'' (2013) * ''

Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, ''Playboy'' Playmate, and sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life. He ...

: The Girl Couldn't Help It'' (2021)

References

* ''Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway'' (review by Ray Miller ''Theatre Journal,'' 57, no. 2 (2005): 337–338

External links

Eve Golden official web site
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