Camille F. Forbes
Auteur de Introducing Bert Williams: Burnt Cork, Broadway, and the Story of America's First Black Star
A propos de l'auteur
Camille F. Forbes is an assistant professor in the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego.
Œuvres de Camille F. Forbes
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- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 27
- Popularité
- #483,027
- Évaluation
- 4.5
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 4
Camille F. Forbes tells us that Williams, and his wife Lottie, were both very private people, and that it is difficult to find material on his personal life. So she concentrates on his career and its broader significance for racial issues. She is clearly sympathetic to Williams, and to the ironies of his career being on one hand extremely lucrative, and making him a beloved character, and on the other hand condemning him to a lonely life: his white colleagues would often ignore and shun him. Poignantly, he would sit in bars and drink just hoping that someone he could talk to would come along. Light-skinned, Williams would play in blackface all of his life.
The book is very readable and moving, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in a serious book on either show business history or race relations, as well as those interested in this funny, tragic comedian. Lyrics from many of Williams' famous songs are reproduced. The book is illustrated throughout with pictures of Williams on and off stage, sheet music.… (plus d'informations)