Lives of Justine Johnstone (eBook)

Follies Star, Research Scientist, Social Activist

Vestuto Kathleen Vestuto (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
224 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-3131-8 (ISBN)

Infos

As a Ziegfeld Follies girl and film actress, Justine Johnstone (1895-1982) was celebrated as "e;the most beautiful woman in the world."e; Her career took an unexpected turn when she abruptly retired from acting at 31. For the remainder of her life, she dedicated herself to medical research and social activism. As a cutting-edge pathologist, she contributed to the pre-penicillin treatment of syphilis at Columbia University, participated in the development of early cancer treatments at Caltech, and assisted Los Angeles physicians in oncology research. As a divorced woman in the 1940s, she adopted and raised two children on her own. She later helped find work for blacklisted Hollywood screenwriters and became a prominent participant in social and political causes. The first full-length biography of Johnstone chronicles her extraordinary success in two male-dominated fields--show business and medical science--and follows her remarkable journey into a fascinating and fulfilling life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.7.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-3131-X / 147663131X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-3131-8 / 9781476631318