Frances Farmer

The Life and Films of a Troubled Star

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Previous biographies of American actress Frances Farmer (1913-1970) have downplayed her professional achievements to emphasize her turbulent personal life, including several police arrests and repeated confinements in a state mental hospital. By focusing upon her acting career, this book endeavors to restore her position as a significant Hollywood player of the 1930s, '40s and '50s. An analysis of her film, radio and television work is offered, as well as assessments of the three Frances Farmer biopics and the documentaries in which she is featured. Each of her 16 films receives a chapter-length discussion. A very lengthy biographical chapter is included.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-11-19
Mått:178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt:467 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786447459

Utforska kategorier

Skådespelare och artister inom Kultur
Biografi: konst och underhållning inom Biografier
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.

Recensioner i media

“beautiful and talented, actress Frances Farmer is best remembered for the horrific backstory of alcoholism, mental illness, and a lengthy stay in a sanitarium, marked by lurid tales of the filthy conditions and rumors of a lobotomy. The book’s best-executed section considers Farmer’s image in the popular media, notably the 1982 Jessica Lange film, Frances and Farmer’s famous 1958 appearance on the TV show, This Is Your Life”—Library Journal; “the work is even-handed, examining Farmer’s troubled life in a sensitive fashion”—Reference & Research Book News; “Shelley is to be congratulated on his research on Farmer’s career and his determination to finally get the book published. Where this volume is at its most interesting is the biographical section...a volume that the casual and fanatical Frances Farmer fan will want to own”—Scarlet.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction and Biography THE FILMSToo Many Parents (1936) Border Flight (1936) Rhythm on the Range (1936) Come and Get It (1936) Exclusive (1937) The Toast of New York (1937) Ebb Tide (1937) Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) South of Pago Pago (1940) Flowing Gold (1940) World Premiere (1941) Badlands of Dakota (1941) Among the Living (1941) Son of Fury (1942) No Escape (1943) The Party Crashers (1958) TELEVISIONToast of the Town/The Ed Sullivan Show ( June 1957) Toast of the Town/The Ed Sullivan Show (October 1957) Playhouse 90—“Reunion” (1958) Matinee Theatre—“Something Stolen, Something Blue” (1958) This Is Your Life (1958) Studio One—“Tongues of Angels” (1958) Frances Farmer Presents (1958–1964, including Indianapolis special) BIOPICS AND DOCUMENTARIESFrances (1982) Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983) Committed (1984) Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1988) Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) Hollywood Undressed (1991) E! Mysteries and Scandals (1998) A&E Biography—“Paradise Lost” (2000) Bibliography Index

Häftad

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