Gail MacColl (1954–2020)
Author of To Marry an English Lord
About the Author
Works by Gail MacColl
Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards [1987 Edition] (1987) — Editor — 39 copies
Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards [1986 Edition] (1986) — Editor — 17 copies
Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards [1993 Edition] (1993) — Editor — 17 copies
Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards [Edition Year Unknown] (1986) — Editor — 13 copies
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- Legal name
- Jarrett, Gail MacColl
- Birthdate
- 1954
- Date of death
- 2020-06-25
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Occupations
- Editor
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- Works
- 6
- Members
- 1,124
- Popularity
- #22,857
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 30
- ISBNs
- 20
- Languages
- 1
It explains why Anglo-American marriages were such a trend at the turn of the 20th century. It has to do with the Prince of Wales, the impoverished state of many British nobles, the perceived value of social status for the nouveaux riche, the snobbery of New York, and the cultural freshness of Americans.
While occasionally I noticed the book making some sweeping generalizations/stereotypes, and it was chronologically quite jumpy, overall it was interesting. Lots of photographs.… (more)