Lady And The Law: The Remarkable Story of Fanny Holtzmann

The Lady And The Law: The Remarkable Story of Fanny Holtzmann by Edward O Berkman. Published by Little, Brown & Co, Boston, MA, 1973. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped & Taped DJ. 403 Pgs. ISBN 0316091758. LCCN 75-33891. Fanny Holtmann was a pioneering female lawyer in the motion picture and theatre industry. Spanning half a centrury of activity, this book is the biography of a spirited, truly unforgettable woman, told affectionately yet objectively. There is abundant drama and humor but above all, there are people: he clients Gertrude Lawrence, Noel Coward, and Fred Astaire; Jacob Epstein; Dwight Eisenhower, who traded secrets about painting with her; w Somerset Maugham; JFK as a young man in prewar Britain; Louis Bromfield; John Gilbert; Darryl F Zannuck; and admirers ranging from Edmund Goulding, director of Grand Hotel, to publisher Max Schuster to King George IV of Greece. Illustrated with black & white photos. Description text copyright 2013 BooksForComfort. Item ID 29069.