His eye is on the sparrow : an autobiography / by Ethel Waters with Charles Samuels ; new preface by Donald Bogle.
| Author/creator | Waters, Ethel |
| Other author | Samuels, Charles. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st Da Capo Press edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Da Capo Press, 1992. |
| Description | xv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | This autobiography of a black female performer captures both the horror and the joy of the African American woman's experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit. This edition is supplemented with a new historical preface and over a dozen photographs. |
| Biographical note | Charles Samuels, a New York newspaperman, wrote biographies of Judy Garland, Lizzie Borden, and Evelyn Nesbit. He worked with Buster Keaton on My Wonderful World of Slapstick. Donald Bogle is the author of Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of America's Black Female Superstars, Blacks in American Film & Television: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, and Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films. |
| LCCN | 91045598 |
| ISBN | 0306804778 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML420.W24 A3 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |