My Three Lives [first edition]

The story of three lives ... one woman ... Dame Celia Lipton Farris, British actress and singer. Celia Lipton Farris is an extraordinary woman whose life could have been lived by three different people. Her picture book story introduces us to a constellation of stars, singers, screen legends, royalty, and captains of business and industry during the glamourous golden era of Hollywood. Despite tragedy and hardships, her sheer tenacity, generosity of spirit, and grace triumph in the end. Indeed, her life is the stuff movies are made of. Her story begins in England where she performed soldout shows on the London stage, recorded with Columbia Records, and sang and performed on the BBC. She was a household name in Great Britain. But this was only the beginning of her career. Celia Lipton came to the US and starred on Broadway and appeared on national television. Her enchanted life then became a fairytale in the arms of one of America's most renowned Inventors and Industrialists. Celia Lipton's career is chronicled in the UK in the National Jazz Archive and highlights of her theater career are displayed at the Gershwin Theater in New York. Packed with historical photos of stage, screen, and thousands of famous faces, My Three Lives is 100% entertainment and shows that dreams really do come true.