{"product_id":"eleanor-robson-belmont-a-theatrical-life","title":"Eleanor Robson Belmont","description":"\u003cp\u003e   When Mrs. August Belmont died in 1979, just before her 100th birthday, she was remembered as a philanthropist and advocate for the arts, especially the Metropolitan Opera--but before her triumphs as Mrs. Belmont, she had dignified the American stage for 13 glorious years as Eleanor Robson, actress. Her splendid voice, understated style, and always-evident intelligence thrilled legions of theatregoers and enthralled the best playwrights of her time, including Israel Zangwill, Clyde Fitch, and George Bernard Shaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her--women who sought to control their own careers and demanded artistic respect and freedom, and who, by the twenty-first century, would confidently call themselves not actresses, but actors.  This is the first book-length biography of her, focusing especially on her theatrical career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47616939032920,"sku":"9781476692296","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781476692296_32782dce-c8ca-4aa2-aa95-6885429b15f9.jpg?v=1765506615","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/eleanor-robson-belmont-a-theatrical-life","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}