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Up in lights: the memoirs of a 1920s chorus girl
by Graham, Marjorie; Murphy, Clive.
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BookSeries: Ordinary lives.Publisher: Pan Books 2013ISBN: 9781447243885; 1447243889.Classification number: 920 GRASubject(s): Graham -1974 | Women entertainers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Entertainers -- Great Britain -- BiographySubject: Born into an ordinary Edinburgh family in 1904, Marjorie Graham was expected to grow up like any other respectable girl. But her childhood dance classes with friends instilled a burning desire in her: to be a star. She couldn't have chosen a better time. As the roaring twenties flared into life, young Marjorie got her first break as a chorus girl. But the glamour of being a 'flapper' brought with it hidden dangers, an altogether darker world of failed love affairs, poverty and addiction to drink.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002833425X |
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Born into an ordinary Edinburgh family in 1904, Marjorie Graham was expected to grow up like any other respectable girl. But her childhood dance classes with friends instilled a burning desire in her: to be a star. She couldn't have chosen a better time. As the roaring twenties flared into life, young Marjorie got her first break as a chorus girl. But the glamour of being a 'flapper' brought with it hidden dangers, an altogether darker world of failed love affairs, poverty and addiction to drink.
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