Reviews
"Reveals the shy, warm, and modest figure behind the image of the cool, chic urbanite. . . . Leider's books are smart and witty trips through the lives of her subjects, and this work is no exception."-- Library Journal, Movie buffs will appreciate the careful research that went into this book, while readers wanting intimacy will delight in hearing Myrna's own voice come through., Leider . . . has penned a thoroughly researched and stylishly written biography of an accomplished actress who was more than just her screen credits., Kudos to author Emily Leider for a brilliant, riveting portrait. . . . 'Myrna Loy' is an encyclopedic, fascinating page-turner for film buffs., In addition to thoroughly documenting each of Loy's films . . .the book describes her activities during the leave she took from filmmaking in the early 1940s., "This is a must read for anyone who is a Myrna Loy fan."-- San Francisco Book Review / Sacramento Book Review, I've not wanted to put the book down. It's that good, yes, it is really THAT good. . . . If you're a fan of Myrna Loy and her films, this is a must read., Emily W. Leider has managed to give us the biography of an actress that avoids the crass tell-all format of many celebrity biographies-it is well researched, the prose is eminently readable. . . . It is a must read for fans of Myrna Loy, it will interest fans of film in general and classic film in particular, and it is also an interesting read from a purely historical perspective, thanks to the research put into it and its scholarly tone. Pick up the book and revisit these films., "A well-researched and comprehensive biography. . . . Leider's portrait nicely details Myrna Loy as not only a movie star but also an ardent activist."-- Publishers Weekly, "Loy's gifts are easy to enjoy, hard to describe. She's been lucky in attracting an even-tempered sympathetic biographer like Ms. Leider, whose book, like the best of its genre, sends you back to the films."-- Wall Street Journal, Reveals the shy, warm, and modest figure behind the image of the cool, chic urbanite. . . . Leider's books are smart and witty trips through the lives of her subjects, and this work is no exception., A well-researched and comprehensive biography. . . . Leider's portrait nicely details Myrna Loy as not only a movie star but also an ardent activist., Emily W. Leider has managed to give us the biography of an actress that avoids the crass tell-all format of many celebrity biographies--it is well researched, the prose is eminently readable. . . . It is a must read for fans of Myrna Loy, it will interest fans of film in general and classic film in particular, and it is also an interesting read from a purely historical perspective, thanks to the research put into it and its scholarly tone. Pick up the book and revisit these films., Loy's gifts are easy to enjoy, hard to describe. She's been lucky in attracting an even-tempered sympathetic biographer like Ms. Leider, whose book, like the best of its genre, sends you back to the films., An engaging and heartening portrait of the classic movie star who never let the glamour of her impossibly glamorous profession go to her head.
