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14 produkter
Duke
The Life and Image of John Wayne
Häftad, 2001
249 kr
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Almost two decades after his death, John Wayne is still America's favorite movie star. More than an actor, Wayne is a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the passage of time. In this illuminating biography, Ronald L. Davis focuses on Wayne's human side, portraying a complex personality …
Hollywood Beauty
Linda Darnell and the American Dream
Häftad, 2001
225 kr
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At fifteen, Linda Darnell left her Texas home and normal adolescence to live the Hollywood dream promoted by fan magazine and studio publicity offices. She appeared in dozens of films and won international acclaim for Blood and Sand (playing opposite Tyrone Power), Forever Amber, A Letter to Three …
Glamour Factory
Inside Hollywood's Big Studio System
Häftad, 2018
284 kr
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In its heyday Hollywood's big studio system mirrored the corporate ideology that catapulted the United States into economic prominence. By the mid-1920s power was consolidated into four major studios: Metro-Goldyn-Mayer, Paramount, Fox, and Warner Bros., all appropriating the assembly line approach …
William S. Hart
Projecting the American West
Häftad, 2020
264 kr
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Stage actor turned Hollywood star, William S. Hart (1864 - 1946) was for movie fans a cherished symbol of the romantic Old West. His silent westerns offered excitement, lessons in righteous behavior, and a nostalgic vision of the American frontier. This intriguing biography explores the personal …
Mary Martin, Broadway Legend
Häftad, 2025
264 kr
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South Pacific. The Sound of Music. Peter Pan. As the star of these classic Broadway musicals, Mary Martin captivated theater audiences with her impish persona and magnificent voice. Now Ronald L. Davis fills a major gap in theater history, moving beyond Martin’s own 1976 memoir to provide a …
Van Johnson
MGM's Golden Boy
Häftad, 2016
414 kr
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Van Johnson's dazzling smile, shock of red hair, and suntanned freckled cheeks made him a movie-star icon. Among teenaged girls in the 1940s, he was popularized as the bobbysoxer's heartthrob.He won the nation's heart, too, by appearing in a series of blockbuster war films - A Guy Named Joe, Thirty …
Just Making Movies
Company Directors on the Studio System
Häftad, 2005
398 kr
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From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, five big movie studios-Paramount, Warner Bros., Twentieth Century-Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and RKO-dominated Hollywood's film industry. This ""big studio system"" operated primarily as a series of assembly-line production factories. Ideally, each churned …
Zachary Scott
Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad
Häftad, 2013
354 kr
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Throughout the 1940s, Zachary Scott (1914-1965) was the model for sophisticated, debonair villains in American film. His best-known roles include a mysterious criminal in The Mask of Dimitrios and the indolent husband in Mildred Pierce. He garnered further acclaim for his portrayal of villains in …
Revitalization of the African-American Baptist Church, Association and Convention
Häftad, 2014
257 kr
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John Ford
Hollywood’s Old Master
Häftad, 1997
260 kr
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John Ford remains the most honored director in Hollywood history, having won six Academy Awards and four New York Film Critics Awards. Drawing upon extensive written and oral history, Ronald L. David explores Ford's career from his silent classic, The Iron Horse, through the transition to sound, …
Mary Martin, Broadway Legend
Inbunden, 2008
321 kr
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The first book-length biography of a theater iconSouth Pacific. The Sound of Music. Peter Pan. As the star of these classic Broadway musicals, Mary Martin captivated theater audiences with her impish persona and magnificent voice. Now Ronald L. Davis fills a major gap in theater history, moving …
Just Making Movies
Company Directors on the Studio System
Inbunden, 2005
605 kr
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From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, five big movie studios-Paramount, Warner Bros., Twentieth Century-Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and RKO-dominated Hollywood's film industry. This ""big studio system"" operated primarily as a series of assembly-line production factories. Ideally, each churned …
Words Into Images
Screenwriters on the Studio System
Inbunden, 2007
605 kr
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Words into Images: Screenwriters on the Studio System is an engaging look into the inner workings of Hollywood's big studio system as experienced by thirteen veteran screenwriters. All taped between 1980 and 1991 and all previously unpublished, these interviews are novel and insightful. Interviewer …
