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Finding Dorothy: An Appreciation of the Life and Career of Dorothy Gibson Brulatour
Finding Dorothy An Appreciation of the Life and Career of Dorothy Gibson Brulatour Author:Randy Bryan Bigham Finding Dorothy is the first biography of model and actress Dorothy Gibson (1889-1946), who also found notoriety as a survivor of the Titanic tragedy. The book provides an analysis of Dorothys work as the muse of popular Edwardian artist Harrison Fisher, offering a critique of her successful but brief career as a leading lady in early American s... more »ilent cinema. Reviews for each of her movies, drawing upon all available documented sources, are included. The section of the book concerning her experiences in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic is large and well illustrated, presenting a very descriptive account, culled from many contemporary sources. This section also covers in detail the making of the movie "Saved From the Titanic," the first motion picture ever produced about the disaster, in which Dorothy herself starred. Dorothys personal life is explored frankly yet sympathetically, especially regarding her scandalous romance with film tycoon Jules Brulatour (whom she eventually married) and the press and courtroom controversy that resulted. The involvement of Dorothy Gibson in Fascist politics in pre-World War II Europe is likewise treated with candor. Her ultimate escape from imprisonment by the Nazis in 1944, after she had switched her allegiance, is explicitly examined. Finding Dorothy has 96 pages, over 200 photos and 8.5/11 inch glossy covers, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Fort Lee Film Commission and British Titanic Society.« less