Grant Hayter-Menzies's Biography
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Sidney, British Columbia
Husband L.A. Hayter
May 2009
Grant Hayter-Menzies is the author of "Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling", "The Empress and Mrs. Conger: The Uncommon Friendship of Two Women and Two Worlds", both published by Hong Kong University Press, and the first biographies of stage and screen comediennes Charlotte Greenwood and "Wizard of Oz" icon Billie Burke. His newest book, to be published in fall 2013 by McGill-Queen's University Press, is "Shadow Woman: The Extraordinary Career of Pauline Benton." This book deals with the life and legacy of Benton, the American-born founder of The Red Gate Shadow Players and before 1949 the only female master of Chinese shadow theatre in the world.
Grant's newest project is a biography of Lillian Carter, the irrepressible and compassionate mother of President Jimmy Carter.
Influences
Rebecca West, Barbara Tuchman, Lady Antonia Fraser, Pamela Kyle Crossley, Jonathan Spence, William Luce, Sir Michael Holroyd, Sterling Seagrave, Vita Sackville-West, Hector Hugh Munro
Upcoming Works
Current projects: biographies of Pauline Benton [1898-1974], founder of the Red Gate Shadow Players and the first Westerner, and woman, to be trained in the ancient art of Chinese shadow theatre by the last remaining shadow masters of Beijing, and of Lillian Carter [1898-1983], personality, humanitarian powerhouse, and mother of President Jimmy Carter.
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Publishers
McGill-Queen's University Press, Hong Kong University Press, McFarland & Company
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About Grant
Grant Hayter-Menzies is the author of "Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling", "The Empress and Mrs. Conger: The Uncommon Friendship of Two Women and Two Worlds", both published by Hong Kong University Press, and the first biographies of stage...
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Grant’s Favorite Books
A few books and authors I can read over and over again: "The Mill on The Floss"; "Black Lamb & Grey Falcon"; "A Dream of Red Mansions"; "A Distant Mirror...
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