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Forrest Izard

A sharp-eyed early 20th-century critic of the theater, remembered for writing lively studies of major actresses of his day. His best-known work looks at performers such as Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry with an eye for both personality and stagecraft.

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Heroines of the Modern Stage

Heroines of the Modern Stage

by Forrest Izard

About the author

Forrest Izard is known as the author of Heroines of the Modern Stage, a book that profiles prominent actresses and reflects a strong interest in performance, reputation, and the changing theater world of his time.

Available records located here also connect him with Sarah Bernhardt; An Appreciation, suggesting a particular admiration for Bernhardt and for theatrical biography more broadly. Reliable biographical detail about Izard himself appears to be limited, so it is safest to describe him as an early 20th-century writer and critic focused on notable stage performers.

His work remains of interest mainly for readers curious about theater history and the way celebrated actresses were written about in that era.