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I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.

How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.

My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, It is not good for a woman to live alone.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.

I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.

I hadn't even dreamed of getting another Academy Award, and there I was unhappy in my private life and miserable, I remember Odets drove me three times around the Biltmore, where the Oscars were given out, because I was so full of tears.

I know I am very beautiful.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

An idea is our visual reaction to something seen - in real life, in our memory, in our imagination, in our dreams.

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.

It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.

A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.

I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30, so I must manage my fortune somehow in the next seven years.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

It is all very well for so-called sensible people to recommend flat heels and short skirts, but most of us prefer not to be sensible.

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.

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Anna Held: Biography and Life Work

Anna Held was a notable Actress. The story of Anna Held began on 19 March 1872 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. The legacy of Anna Held continues today, following their passing on 12 August 1918 in New York City, U.S..

Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born French stage performer of Jewish origin on Broadway . While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld , who brought her to America as his common-law wife . From 1896 through 1910, she was one of Broadway's most celebrated leading ladies, presented in a succession of musicals as a charming, coquettish Parisian singer and comedienne, with an hourglass figure and an off-stage reputation for exotic behavior, such as bathing in 40 gallons of milk a day to maintain her complexion. Detractors implied that her fame owed more to Ziegfeld's promotional flair than to any intrinsic talent, but her audience allure was undeniable for over a decade, with several of her shows setting house attendance records for their time. Her uninhibited style also inspired the long-running series of popular revues, the Ziegfeld Follies .

Legacy and Personal Influence

Personally, Anna Held was married to Maximo Carrera (divorced), Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (divorced).

Philosophical Views and Reflections

Held influenced the format for what would eventually become the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and she helped Ziegfeld establish the most lucrative phase of his career. Held could not perform in the first Follies when she became pregnant by Ziegfeld in late 1908. Held's daughter Lianne later claimed in her unpublished memoirs that Ziegfeld forced Held to have an abortion because he did not want her pregnancy interfering with Miss Innocence , a show in which she would star in 1908–09. The claim was repeated in an autobiography by Held entitled Anna Held and Flo Ziegfeld , however, Richard and Paulette Ziegfeld, (authors of The Ziegfeld Touch ) concluded that Held never wrote her memoirs, and Lianne was the real author of the autobiography. : 23 Eve Golden , Held's biographer, wrote that Lianne's abortion claim was likely a lie designed to demonize Ziegfeld, whom Lianne loathed.

Held's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on 14 August. : 23 Florenz Ziegfeld did not attend; he had a phobia about death and never attended funerals. Held is interred at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York .

Anna Held
Anna held

Anna Held: Biography and Life Work

Anna Held was a notable Actress. The story of Anna Held began on 19 March 1872 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. The legacy of Anna Held continues today, following their passing on 12 August 1918 in New York City, U.S..

Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born French stage performer of Jewish origin on Broadway . While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld , who brought her to America as his common-law wife . From 1896 through 1910, she was one of Broadway's most celebrated leading ladies, presented in a succession of musicals as a charming, coquettish Parisian singer and comedienne, with an hourglass figure and an off-stage reputation for exotic behavior, such as bathing in 40 gallons of milk a day to maintain her complexion. Detractors implied that her fame owed more to Ziegfeld's promotional flair than to any intrinsic talent, but her audience allure was undeniable for over a decade, with several of her shows setting house attendance records for their time. Her uninhibited style also inspired the long-running series of popular revues, the Ziegfeld Follies .

Legacy and Personal Influence

Personally, Anna Held was married to Maximo Carrera (divorced), Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (divorced).

Philosophical Views and Reflections

Held influenced the format for what would eventually become the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and she helped Ziegfeld establish the most lucrative phase of his career. Held could not perform in the first Follies when she became pregnant by Ziegfeld in late 1908. Held's daughter Lianne later claimed in her unpublished memoirs that Ziegfeld forced Held to have an abortion because he did not want her pregnancy interfering with Miss Innocence , a show in which she would star in 1908–09. The claim was repeated in an autobiography by Held entitled Anna Held and Flo Ziegfeld , however, Richard and Paulette Ziegfeld, (authors of The Ziegfeld Touch ) concluded that Held never wrote her memoirs, and Lianne was the real author of the autobiography. : 23 Eve Golden , Held's biographer, wrote that Lianne's abortion claim was likely a lie designed to demonize Ziegfeld, whom Lianne loathed.

Held's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on 14 August. : 23 Florenz Ziegfeld did not attend; he had a phobia about death and never attended funerals. Held is interred at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York .

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