What another great treat to read more about AMW. Thank you Katie Gee Salisbury for your book and all the mini stories of this wonderful woman, Anna May Wong. A delight !!
These adventures are great. Tremendous details of Wong's time in Great Britain. I was aware of some of it, but haven't seen anything as detailed. Sometimes makes me wonder why she ever left Europe!
I'm betting she had the inside track. Maybe she persuaded the chef at her favorite Chinese restaurant to go out to the country for a weekend? A fun question to think about!
Why do we love stories from the early 20th C of Hollywood movie stars mingling with British nobility? I'm ready to see this story on the screen one day.
It was great to chat (briefly) with you at the Pico House event!
I have a question regarding Anna’s stay at that location. Do we know what may have triggered it? I know of only one other similar breakdown with Anna- right after her father passed in 1949.
What likely triggered her trip to Sevenoaks was her poor reception in the play The Circle of Chalk. The critics complained she didn't sound the part because they didn't like her American accent!
I only intended to scan this post, but it was so interesting, I read through. AMW was remarkable, and the history of the manor house intriguing,
Thanks for reading!
What another great treat to read more about AMW. Thank you Katie Gee Salisbury for your book and all the mini stories of this wonderful woman, Anna May Wong. A delight !!
These adventures are great. Tremendous details of Wong's time in Great Britain. I was aware of some of it, but haven't seen anything as detailed. Sometimes makes me wonder why she ever left Europe!
Me too. Honestly, I think if she hadn't been so close to her family, she would have returned to live in London permanently.
I'm so curious how she advertised for a chinese cook! Great detail.
I'm betting she had the inside track. Maybe she persuaded the chef at her favorite Chinese restaurant to go out to the country for a weekend? A fun question to think about!
Why do we love stories from the early 20th C of Hollywood movie stars mingling with British nobility? I'm ready to see this story on the screen one day.
You're right, this would be such an entertaining episode of AMW's life for TV or film. Taking note of that!
Katie-
It was great to chat (briefly) with you at the Pico House event!
I have a question regarding Anna’s stay at that location. Do we know what may have triggered it? I know of only one other similar breakdown with Anna- right after her father passed in 1949.
These posts are incredible! Keep em comin’!
What likely triggered her trip to Sevenoaks was her poor reception in the play The Circle of Chalk. The critics complained she didn't sound the part because they didn't like her American accent!