Raised in Detroit during the Great Depression, Elaine Stritch would conquer Broadway, collaborating with Noël Coward, Tennessee Williams, and above all Stephen Sondheim. Undermined by alcoholism, it looked as if Stritch's career might run its course swiftly, but as Alexandra Jacobs reveals in this candid yet inspiring biography, the brassy entertainer triumphed over personal turmoil with the development of her Tony Award-winning one-woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, and cemented her comeback with Emmy-winning appearances on the television show 30 Rock.