Beverly Bayne, Queen Of The Movies: A Biography; With A Filmography And A Listing Of Stage, Radio And Television Appearances; Author: Maturi, Richard J.; Joint Author: Maturi, Mary Buckingham; Hardback; Book

Author: Maturi, Richard J.; Joint Author: Maturi, Mary Buckingham
Hardback; Book; Illustrations
212 pages
Published: September 2000
McFarland & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 0786407964
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Over the course of film history, many actresses have been dubbed queens of the silver screen. Yet the first actress to be called the Queen of the Movies has been all but forgotten by modern filmgoers. Beverly Pearl Bayne skyrocketed to film success as a high school student in 1912. Within a matter of months, she was costarring with some of Hollywood's leading men, and in 1915, sheand her perennial costar Francis X. Bushman were crowned Queen and King of the Movies. Bayne's personal life, including her scandalous breakup of Bushmans existing marriage, was often as dramatic as her stellar career, spanning the silent screen, vaudeville, and the legitimate theater. The first part of this definitive book on Bayne is her biography, including her professional and personal life.