My October 28 Barbara La Marr Performance/Program in Arizona

Silent screen actress Barbara La Marr was a legend in her time, leading an astounding life described by newspapers of the day as "a wilder story than she ever helped to film." I will be in Arizona at the Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek on Tuesday, October 28 to portray Barbara in a self-authored performance piece, then present a slideshow lecture about her, detailing her oftentimes scandalous life from her humble beginnings to her tragic death at age twenty-nine in 1926. Barbara's banishment from Los Angeles at age seventeen for being "too beautiful"; her notable careers as a dancer, a vaudevillian, a screenwriter, and an actress; her impact upon cinematic history; and her fierce determination to forge her own destiny amid the constant threat of losing it all to scandal and, ultimately, death will be spotlighted.

I'll also sign copies of my biography, Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood (a limited number of books will be available for purchase).

The event, beginning at 1 p.m. and roughly an hour and thirty minutes long, is being held in the library's Jones/Coates Room and is FREE to attend. Attendees are asked to please register in advance here.

(Photo: [top] Barbara [on left] and me as Barbara and [bottom] my biography.)