ANN BLYTH: ACTRESS. SINGER. STAR.
Multitalented and remarkably versatile, Blyth began on radio as a child, appeared on Broadway at the age of twelve in Lillian Hellman's WATCH ON THE RHINE, and enjoyed a long and diverse career in films, theatre, television, and concerts. A sensitive dramatic actress, the youngest at the time to be nominated for her role in MILDRED PIERCE (1945), she also displayed a gift for comedy, and was especially endeared to fans for her expressive and exquisite lyric soprano, which was showcased in many film and stage musicals. Still a popular guest at film festivals, lovely Ms. Blyth remains a treasure of the Hollywood's golden age.
The book contains an in-depth exploration of Ms. Blyth’s long career, with detailed appendices on her films, television, radio, and theatre appearances. The 8 ½ x 11 “coffee table” sized book includes over 275 photographs.
Available in eBook and print from Amazon and CreateSpace, and Kobo, AND NOW AN AUDIO BOOK! Amazon, Audible, and iTunes.
"Lynch’s book is organized and well-written– and has plenty of amusing observations – but when it comes to describing Blyth’s movies, Lynch’s writing sparkles." - Ruth Kerr, Silver Screenings
"Jacqueline T. Lynch creates a poignant and thoroughly-researched mosaic of memories of a fine, upstanding human being who also happens to be a legendary entertainer." - Deborah Thomas, Java's Journey
"One of the great strengths of Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. is that Lynch not only gives an excellent overview of Blyth's career -- she offers detailed analyses of each of Blyth's roles -- but she puts them in the context of the larger issues of the day."- Amanda Garrett, Old Hollywood Films
"Jacqueline's book will hopefully cause many more people to take a look at this multitalented woman whose career encompassed just about every possible aspect of 20th Century entertainment." - Laura Grieve, Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
"Jacqueline T. Lynch’s Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. is an extremely well researched undertaking that is a must for all Blyth fans." - Annette Bochenek, Hometowns to Hollywood
Read by actress Toni Lewis, the audiobook is available from Amazon, Audible, and iTunes.
Here's what fans are saying:
I have to get back to your book and that luscious voice which invites me to join her in this fantastic journey. Thank you and Ms. Lewis for creating this luxurious and enticing experience.
Your narrator has an cool intensity in her delivery. She has my attention, engaging, and I suppose I'll have a crush on her before the book's end.
*****
I read Toni's biography and she is as beautiful as she sounds. I love the way she slightly changes her voice when quoting others. It isn't as though she's trying to imitate, the slight, but effective effort, is just letting us know she is reading a quotation. To say I'm impressed with you both would be a massive understatement. The book is wonderfully researched with critiques of Ms. Blyth's movies, talents, career and fascinating side stories about the supporting characters …
I am fascinated by your attention to detail, even the most minute detail has little chance of escaping your commitment to accuracy.
Here's what fans are saying:
I have to get back to your book and that luscious voice which invites me to join her in this fantastic journey. Thank you and Ms. Lewis for creating this luxurious and enticing experience.
Your narrator has an cool intensity in her delivery. She has my attention, engaging, and I suppose I'll have a crush on her before the book's end.
*****
I read Toni's biography and she is as beautiful as she sounds. I love the way she slightly changes her voice when quoting others. It isn't as though she's trying to imitate, the slight, but effective effort, is just letting us know she is reading a quotation. To say I'm impressed with you both would be a massive understatement. The book is wonderfully researched with critiques of Ms. Blyth's movies, talents, career and fascinating side stories about the supporting characters …
I am fascinated by your attention to detail, even the most minute detail has little chance of escaping your commitment to accuracy.
Comedy and Tragedy on the Mountain: 70 Years of Summer Theatre on Mt. Tom, Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Get your copy here at Amazon, or here from CreateSpace.
Paperbacks also are available by sending check or money order for $29 (includes postage and handling) to J.T. Lynch, PO Box 1394, Chicopee, MA 01021.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT COMEDY AND TRAGEDY ON THE MOUNTAIN...
George Murphy, western Massachusetts radio and television personality:
"This is the true history of a building on a plot of land in Holyoke that was the entertainment center to hundreds of thousands of people over a plethora of summers. "You have somehow managed to tell the story of that theater with information and people that have been thought to have vanished from history, but this book...this AMAZING book has changed all of that.
"You have told me stories and events that I was never aware of. You brought the shadows back to life. This book you worked so hard on is the story of where it came from, how it survived up to the time that magnificent old structure was destroyed....removed...and almost deleted, but then Jacqueline Lynch came along and resurrected the history of this magnificent edifice so that once again all who read those pages can experience the days of wonder that happened in and around the Casino in the Park.
"I thank you so very much for including me in this amazing book as a sense of pride came over me after reading it, as I was a small part of the later years of the Grand Old Theater.
"J.L, you have hit a home run with this one...."
The three articles that comprise this book tell different stories about the Ames
Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts, which played an important role as an arms manufacturer during the American Civil War.
Together, they make up a kind of composite of the Northern Civil War
experience in the small, but dynamic, universe of a factory town.
We meet Nathan P. Ames and James T. Ames, brothers who founded the firm, the younger burdened with the responsibility to continue the company after the tragic and grisly death of the older brother.
We meet two workers in the factory, one of whom, Charles Tracy, was a machinist who left his position to join the army, and came home without a leg—and was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was cared
for by Clara Barton, and comforted by President Abraham Lincoln in the hospital ward. The other man, Melzar Mosman, just a boy of nineteen, worked in the foundry department of the factory, forging canon. He also left to
join the army, but after the war would become celebrated for forging bronze
statuary, including a number of Civil War monuments.
Available in print and eBook from Amazon, CreateSpace and other online merchants. Also from my Etsy shop, Lynch Twins Publishing.
Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts, which played an important role as an arms manufacturer during the American Civil War.
Together, they make up a kind of composite of the Northern Civil War
experience in the small, but dynamic, universe of a factory town.
We meet Nathan P. Ames and James T. Ames, brothers who founded the firm, the younger burdened with the responsibility to continue the company after the tragic and grisly death of the older brother.
We meet two workers in the factory, one of whom, Charles Tracy, was a machinist who left his position to join the army, and came home without a leg—and was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was cared
for by Clara Barton, and comforted by President Abraham Lincoln in the hospital ward. The other man, Melzar Mosman, just a boy of nineteen, worked in the foundry department of the factory, forging canon. He also left to
join the army, but after the war would become celebrated for forging bronze
statuary, including a number of Civil War monuments.
Available in print and eBook from Amazon, CreateSpace and other online merchants. Also from my Etsy shop, Lynch Twins Publishing.
This is a collection of essays which originally appeared on my New
England Travels blog, some of which were also previously published in
magazines and newspapers. This is New England as it was in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. The 19th century chapters seem to illustrate the spawning of ideas and inventions which made history; the 20th century seems to show us reacting to events, like hurricanes, and juggling consequences. In the 19th century, through the Industrial Revolution, we drew upon a new workforce (women), and created a market for manufactured goods. In the early 20th century—we shopped—in grand, family-owned department stores just as paternalistic as the factories of the previous century.
These then are slices of New England, not just the place, but the idea and social movement, and the force that largely determined what the new middle class would be like.
A coffee table-sized book of essays and nearly 200 photographs is now available in paperback from my Etsy shop, and in paperback and as an eBook from Amazon.
England Travels blog, some of which were also previously published in
magazines and newspapers. This is New England as it was in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. The 19th century chapters seem to illustrate the spawning of ideas and inventions which made history; the 20th century seems to show us reacting to events, like hurricanes, and juggling consequences. In the 19th century, through the Industrial Revolution, we drew upon a new workforce (women), and created a market for manufactured goods. In the early 20th century—we shopped—in grand, family-owned department stores just as paternalistic as the factories of the previous century.
These then are slices of New England, not just the place, but the idea and social movement, and the force that largely determined what the new middle class would be like.
A coffee table-sized book of essays and nearly 200 photographs is now available in paperback from my Etsy shop, and in paperback and as an eBook from Amazon.
Movies in Our Time: Hollywood Mimics and Mirrors the Twentieth Century - Essays from Another
Old Movie Blog - a new collection of essays on classic films as reflections of the eras in which they were made. Available in eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smaswords, and in paperback from CreateSpace, and my Etsy shop.
Old Movie Blog - a new collection of essays on classic films as reflections of the eras in which they were made. Available in eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smaswords, and in paperback from CreateSpace, and my Etsy shop.
Collected essays, from film noir to comedy, observations on classic films in the context of the eras they were made, taken from my Another Old Movie
Blog.
Available as an ebook (300,000 words) here from Amazon.
Blog.
Available as an ebook (300,000 words) here from Amazon.
