LOOK BACK IN LOVE Edith Famer Elliott 1st Ed Signed /1978 FRANCES FARMER BIO
The True Story of Fame and Misfortunes of a Brilliant, Talented, Beautiful Actress and Her Family. Gemaia Press: New York (1978). Book is in great shape.
A signed collector's copy. Some very, very light wear overall.
Check my feedback and other items for sale, too! I will submit tracking information! A fascinating companion piece to Frances Farmer's supposed autobiography Will There Really Be a Morning? ", "Look Back in Love goes into sometimes exhaustive detail on Frances' life. The author, Frances' older sister, had a strong background in journalism, and evidently saved everything even remotely concerning her sister, so there is massive information in this book not found elsewhere.
Elliot typed and published this book herself after being rejected by numerous major publishing houses, so it resembles a trade paperback. Anyone interested in Frances should attempt to locate a copy. Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 - August 1, 1970) was an American actress. She appeared in over a dozen feature films over the course of her career, though she garnered notoriety for sensationalized accounts of her life, especially her involuntary commitment.
And subsequent mental health struggles. Washington, Farmer began acting in stage productions while a student at the. After graduating, she began performing in. Before signing a film contract with.
On her 22nd birthday in September 1935. She made her film debut in the. (1936), followed by another B picture.
Before being given the lead role opposite. Staged by New York City's. She followed this with two Broadway productions directed by.
In 1939, but a battle with. Caused her to drop out of a subsequent. (1941) and the film noir.
In 1942, publicity of her reportedly erratic behavior began to surface and, after several arrests and committals to psychiatric institutions, Farmer was diagnosed with. At the request of her family, particularly her mother, she was committed to an institution in her home state of Washington, where she remained a patient until 1950. Farmer attempted an acting comeback, mainly appearing as a television host in.Her final film role was in the 1958 drama. After which she spent the majority of the 1960s occasionally performing in local theater productions staged by. In the spring of 1970, she was diagnosed with. From which she died on August 1, 1970, aged 56. Then a standard psychiatric procedure, whose side effects included intense.
Her family later claimed they did not consent to the treatment. As documented in her sister's self-published book.
And in court records; Farmer herself later alleged that she was given insulin treatments for 90 consecutive days. After nine months at the Kimball Sanitarium, Farmer walked out of the institute one afternoon and traveled to her half-sister Rita's house, over 20 miles (32 km) away.They called their mother in Seattle to complain about the insulin treatments.