Lenya, the Legend A Pictorial Autobiography

Born Karoline Blamauer in 1898, Lenya began her career as an actress and dancer in Zurich. In 1920's Berlin she met and married the young composer Kurt Weill, and the two of them brought their talents to American theater when they left Nazi Germany. This first visual biography of the extraordinary performer is an intimate and revealing portrait that Lenya fans and theater buffs won't want to miss. 80 color photos. 350 illustrations.