Originally posted on Write, Re-Write, Repeat:
Well, well, the book I’ve put my heart and soul into is tentatively set for a July 2016 release, available in soft cover and e-book. Here is the link for further information: http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-1-4766-6430-9 Buy a copy…buy several…I won’t mind.
Originally posted on Write, Re-Write, Repeat:
Portrait of Miss Negri for “Lily of the Dust,” Paramount, 1925. Photograph by Eugene R. Richee
Been away…if you hadn’t noticed. Well, big news, Pola fans. McFarland Publishing has accepted my biography of Miss Negri for publication. Tentatively titled: “Pola Negri: The Silent Cinema’s Queen of Flame and Desire,”–barring them saying, “Yecch, don’t like the title”–it should see publication some time in 2016. It was quite a haul: even after it […]
Decided to spruce up a few things here at Pola’s house. New format. What d’ya think?
Well, here is Miss Negri again in one of those wide-brimmed hats that were so popular with women in the 1910’s. This kind of hat would lose popularity in the early 1920’s and have never reared their ugly heads again.
Ludwig Berger was a German director and a UFA veteran brought to America by Paramount and helmed her last Paramount feature, “The Woman From Moscow” (1928). Financially, the movie bombed with at least one reviewer urging his readers to “run from the box office.” Her run at American stardom was over. As for Berger, […]
Finally sold the old house and moved. It was a tough job…but changes have to come. Update: Slow-going with McFarland on getting “A Creature of Flame and Desire” published. They’ve asked me copyright questions about photo and whether Pola Negri has any living relatives and who might make claims otherwise for copyright infringement. I have […]
Here is a very modern-looking and chic fashion photo of Pola Negri…although how she got hold of Chico Marx’s hat remains a mystery. Dig those eyes, though!
Pola Negri had the uncanny ability–if it was an ability–to never look the same way twice. View two photos of her and it often seems as if you are viewing two different women. Want proof? Exhibit A: Portrait of a smiling Miss Negri posing to promote “Forbidden Paradise” (1924). She’s relaxed, she’s charming, and she’s […]
True, there are other Pola Negri websites, but… THIS IS POLA’S HOUSE. ‘Nuff said.
Pola Negri: Temptress of Silent Hollywood 