Sarah Bernhardt, Her Films, Her Recordings

Publisher Marketing: Sarah Bernhardt, Her Films, Her Recordings (Foreword by Kevin Brownlow, Academy Award-winning film historian.) Sarah Bernhardt was called the world's greatest actress. She spoke on one of Edison's first recordings. She appeared in one of the first sound movies. She earned a place in motion picture history with her highly influential Queen Elizabeth, a film that started Adolph Zukor on the road to success with Famous Players, the company that became Paramount Pictures. Sarah's work in early films and recordings takes center stage in David W. Menefee's monumental research work, an incredible, stunning collection of information and images rediscovered in the world's foremost archives. The book includes detailed analyses of her films, hundreds of rare photographs, plot synopses, casts, contemporary reviews, production notes, the rediscovered lost and unknown film of the death scene from Daniel, and the first French/English translations of her recordings. In a revised and expanded version of the brilliant Sarah Bernhardt in the Theater of Films and Sound Recordings, Sarah Bernhardt's unforgettable story is retold during Paramount Pictures' 2012 Centennial celebration by esteemed Pulitzer nominee David W. Menefee. David W. Menefee is the author of: Sweet Memories Wally: The True Wallace Reid Story (Foreword by Robert Osborne) The Remarkable Mr. Messing Falling Stars: 10 Who Tried to Be a Movie Star Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures (Named one of the Top 10 Film Books) Brothers of the Storm The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era "Otay!" The Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas Story Charlie O'Doone's Second Chance and Other Stories Margot Cranston: The Mystery at Loon Lake Margot Cranston: The Secret of St. Laurent Lighthouse Margot Cranston: The Quest for the Jade Dragons Contributor Bio:  Menefee, David W Carol Dunitz is a writer, composer, actor and producer with a distinguished career in marketing, writing and performance. Carol ran a marketing agency, The Last Word LLC, for many years during which time she produced numerous advertising and PR campaigns, wrote speeches for high level executives, and spoke professionally around the country. She is the author of numerous books including ALREADY SPOKEN FOR, ONE HUNGRY CHILD, and LOUDER THAN THUNDER, which received over two dozen postive reviews in national and regional media. Carol is currently touring in BERNHARDT ON BROADWAY, a one-woman musical about Sarah Bernhardt for which she wrote the music, script and lyrics. Carol is also working on a new musical about Mary Todd Lincoln. She has a Doctorate in Speech Communication and Theatre. Carol lives in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Pulitzer nominated author David W. Menefee is an American author, ghost writer, screenwriter, book editor, and film historian. His career began as a writer and marketing representative for the Dallas Times Herald and the Dallas Morning News. David struck out on his own as a freelance writer, succeeding with SARAH BERNHARDT: IN THE THEATER OF FILMS AND SOUND RECORDINGS, THE FIRST FEMALE STARS: WOMEN OF THE SILENT ERA, and THE FIRST MALE STARS: MEN OF THE SILENT ERA. As an esteemed film historian, his RICHARD BARTHELMESS: A LIFE IN PICTURES was named one of the Top 10 Books of the Year by the San Francisco Examiner. In 2010, GEORGE O'BRIEN: A MAN'S MAN IN HOLLYWOOD and "OTAY!" THE BILLY "BUCKWHEAT" THOMAS STORY were popular hits. In 2011 his WALLY: THE TRUE WALLACE REID STORY was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and was named one of the Best Silent Film Books of the Year by the San Francisco Examiner along with his THE RISE AND FALL OF LOU-TELLEGEN. In 2012, David released SWEET MEMORIES, eloquently capturing the tempetuous love story of the legendary Mary Pickford and Owen Moore, and his World War Two adventure/love story SECRET SOLDIER, MASTER OF DISGUISE. David's other popular literary works include BROTHERS OF THE STORM, CHARLIE O'DOONE'S SECOND CHANCE, the thrilling Margot Cranston mystery series, FALLING STARS: 10 WHO TRIED TO BE A MOVIE STAR, and SARAH BERNHARDT, HER FILMS, HER RECORDINGS, among many others.