Beryl Halley: The Life and Follies of a Ziegfeld Beauty, 1897-1988
Jul 2019 · McFarland
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Born in rural Ohio in 1897, Beryl Halley was educated at a strict Freewill Baptist school. After briefly teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, she joined the navy in 1918 before her unlikely path led her to Broadway, then to the Ziegfeld Follies (1923-1925). She also appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities and other revues, as well as in films, and had a widely publicized brush with the law (over alleged nudity) in 1926.
She retired from show business in 1930, married an insurance executive and had a family, later reappearing in the public eye as an officer in the Ziegfeld Girls' Club. Making her home in Houston in the 1950s, she worked as legal secretary for a large law firm. Her death at age 90 was unpublicized. Her story is told here for the first time.
About the author
Jacob L. Bapst is a retired administrator and instructor from the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College, located in Rio Grande, Ohio. He currently serves as the school’s archivist. The late Ivan M. Tribe, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College, in Rio Grande, Ohio, authored 12 books and more than 250 magazine and journal articles.
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