I Will Be Cleopatra: An Actress's Journey

This is a riveting account of a determined yet modest woman who became one of the leading classical and Broadway actors of our time, working with such luminaries as Paul Robeson, Laurence Olivier, and Tennessee Williams. Born the daughter of a plumber and a taxi dancer in Australia at the height of the Great Depression, young Zoe Caldwell first appeared on the stage at the age of nine in Melbourne in Peter Pan. So dyslexic that acting was the only way she felt she could communicate, Caldwell became a tried and true professional by the age of fourteen, performing on the radio. Soon she was playing roles under the legendary Elsie Beyer, who sent her to Stratford-on-Avon where she began a Shakespearean career that would culminate in her portrayal of Cleopatra, the Bard's greatest female role.

Author: Zoe Caldwell
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/2002
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780393323603

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 12/15/2002 pg. 32

About the Author
Caldwell, Zoe: - Zoe Caldwell (1933--2020) won four Tony Awards for her roles in Slapstick Tragedy, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Medea, and Master Class.