No window, nothing, on iPhoto launch

On launching iPhoto I get nothing. It appears to load, but no iPhoto window. Nearly all menus grayed out - not even quit, so have to Force Quit.
Tried rebooting, reinstalling iPhoto. I suspect corruption of some file in iPhoto Library that is stalling its opening - but no idea what I should be looking for.
Any help appreciated as I am unable to access any images at moment.
(Always open to possibility I may have overlooked something simple.)
Pete

Whoops. It was something stupid. It was on the other screen - my MacBook - which is hidden below the desk.
Embarrassed.

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