Thursday, February 16, 2023

Voice of Villainy: The Betty Lou Gerson Story by Lona Bailey PhD

 

Dear Readers:

Do you miss old-school Hollywood? Early Hollywood was filled with glitz and glamour. However, not everything came up smelling like roses. There are plenty of scandals and unheard stories of yesteryears gone by. Today's BOOK OF THE DAY, "Voice of Villainy: The Betty Lou Gerson Story" by Lona Bailey, PhD, is a fabulous account of one such story and shouldn't be missed. Order your copy today!

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Voice of Villainy: The Betty Lou Gerson Story Paperback – January 28, 2023

by Lona Bailey PhD (Author)

She voiced one of Disney’s most infamous villainesses. With her husky timbre and most unforgettable cackle, Betty Lou Gerson terrified an entire generation as Disney’s original “Cruella de Vil” in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). Betty used her whiskey-soaked voice to give us an innovative portrait of elegant villainy beyond entertainment’s stereotypical “old hag” antagonists in radio, film, and television. She had a prolific radio career in both Chicago and Hollywood before the silver screen and was featured in many popular television series in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Perry Mason, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Hazel. Though “Cruella” is perhaps her most recognized role, she also performed in other beloved film classics, including Cinderella (1950), Mary Poppins (1964), and Cats Don’t Dance (1997).

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The great irony of Betty’s story is that while her voice frightened audiences through nearly all mediums, off mic, she was, in fact, no villainess at all. Betty traversed through some of the most volatile eras in American history while overcoming many personal tragedies of her own. She was among twentieth-century entertainment pioneers and an iconic voice of feminism.

Learn the compelling story of Betty Lou Gerson as the “voice of villainy.”

Product Details


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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BT7DZSRD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (January 28, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8370076022
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Lona Bailey is a Golden Age of Hollywood researcher and writer of Uncredited: The Life and Career of Actress Virginia Gregg, and Voice of Villainy: The Betty Lou Gerson Story. As a Ph.D. and former therapist, Lona is passionate about telling the untold stories of women who perhaps weren’t finished using their own voices during their earthly journeys. Lona is a mother of three with a balanced perspective on the multidimensional elements involved in legacy-maintenance with a particular interest in the preservation efforts of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Lona’s biographic works are delicately researched and written with a candid and fair pen and plenty of room for levity. Old Hollywood holds millions of secrets in its gothic sensationalism; with its dark secrets come just as many shimmering triumphs– and Old Hollywood wouldn’t be as we know it without both.

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