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An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove: The Life of Joan Rhodes by Triona Holden: New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2021-11-18
- ISBN
- 9780750996792
- Book Title
- Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove : the Life of Joan Rhodes
- Publisher
- Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Women, Social History, Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
075099679X
ISBN-13
9780750996792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23058374685
Product Key Features
Book Title
Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove : the Life of Joan Rhodes
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Social History, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
An
Dewey Decimal
792.7028092
Table Of Content
Acknowledgementsix 1Strong Stuff1 2Abandoned Babes10 3Hitting the Streets27 4Survival and Strength44 5Naked Civil Servants56 6A Wedding and a War64 7Carrying On73 8¡Viva España!82 9Baby Blues97 10Horny Hollywood Calling108 11Freaky Fans121 12The Artist and the Artiste135 13Busy, Busy, Busy145 14Meeting Marlene155 15A Queen and the King AreAmused163 16Winifred 'Toinette' Moran,Mum173 17The Power of Anger188 18Loves of Joan's Life200 19A New World213 20Telly and Silver Screen223 21Joan's Bestie: Quentin Crisp234 22Tea and Times244 23Health256 Epilogue269 Select Bibliography272 Illustration Credits273 Index274
Synopsis
'A colourful tale full of grit and glamour' Kate Adie With her hourglass figure and Marilyn Monroe looks, Joan Rhodes would leave audiences speechless as she bent steel bars with her teeth, ripped large phone books into quarters, and lifted two men at a time. But what she did was real. Joan had a superstrength, forged out of desperation to survive. Born into poverty in 1920s London and abandoned by her parents, Joan endured a spell in the workhouse and earned scraps busking on the streets. Despite the worst possible start, she made it to the top of her profession to rub sequined shoulders with the likes of Fred Astaire, Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jnr. Joan's crowning glory was to perform for the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, and along the way she made lifelong friendships with Marlene Dietrich, Quentin Crisp and Dame Laura Knight, kindred spirits who lived as fearlessly as she did. Biographer Triona Holden met Joan in her later years. When Joan passed away, Triona set out to secure her beloved friend's place in history. She appeared on the BBC TV show The Repair Shopto tell the strongwoman's story, and sifted through archives to retrace her journey to stardom. Joan saw herself as a freak, but in truth she was a champion for the so-called fairer sex. At a time when women were still groomed for marriage and motherhood, An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glovetells the fascinating and tumultuous story of a woman who followed her own unique path., The first-ever biography of a trailblazing star of yesteryear, a colorful tale, full of grit and glamour With her hourglass figure and Marilyn Monroe looks, Joan Rhodes would leave audiences speechless as she bent steel bars with her teeth, ripped large phone books into quarters, and lifted two men at a time. But what she did was real. Joan had a superstrength, forged out of desperation to survive. Born into poverty in 1920s London and abandoned by her parents, Joan endured a spell in the workhouse and earned scraps busking on the streets. Despite the worst possible start, she made it to the top of her profession to rub sequined shoulders with the likes of Fred Astaire, Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jnr. Joan's crowning glory was to perform for the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, and along the way she made lifelong friendships with Marlene Dietrich, Quentin Crisp and Dame Laura Knight, kindred spirits who lived as fearlessly as she did. Biographer Triona Holden met Joan in her later years. When Joan passed away, Triona set out to secure her beloved friend's place in history. She appeared on the BBC TV show The Repair Shop to tell the strongwoman's story, and sifted through archives to retrace her journey to stardom. Joan saw herself as a freak, but in truth she was a champion for the so-called fairer sex. At a time when women were still groomed for marriage and motherhood, An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove tells the fascinating and tumultuous story of a woman who followed her own unique path ., The first-ever biography of a trailblazing star of yesteryear, 'a colourful tale, full of grit and glamour' (Kate Adie)
LC Classification Number
PN2598
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