Rare Pearl Bailey RAW PEARL First Edition inscribed to Mel Gussow Signed 1968 -Harcourt, Brace [Hardcover] Pearl Bailey

by Pearl Bailey

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

Genres: Music, Memoir, Nonfiction

233 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1968

About the author

American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.

Reviews

[Steven]

Scattered all over but filled with some wonderful anecdotes. Pearl has a cleat voice to her life story but often there is no idea of structure to the book.