Cultural Biographies – serie
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6 produkter
Music by Max Steiner
The Epic Life of Hollywood's Most Influential Composer
Inbunden, 2020
431 kr
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During a seven-decade career that spanned from 19th century Vienna to 1920s Broadway to the golden age of Hollywood, three-time Academy Award winner Max Steiner did more than any other composer to introduce and establish the language of film music. Indeed, revered contemporary film composers like …
Wendy Carlos
A Biography
Inbunden, 2020
591 kr
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With her debut album Switched-On Bach, composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) brought the sound of the Moog synthesizer to a generation of listeners, helping to effect arguably one of the most substantial changes in popular music's sound since musicians began using amplifiers. Her …
Cary Grant, the Making of a Hollywood Legend
Av Mark Glancy
Inbunden, 2021
345 kr
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A definitive new account of the professional and personal life of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable, influential stars.Archie Leach was a poorly educated, working-class boy from a troubled family living in the backstreets of Bristol. Cary Grant was Hollywood's most debonair film star--the …
A Generous Vision
The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning
Av Cathy Curtis
Inbunden, 2017
610 kr
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The first biography of Elaine de Kooning, A Generous Vision portrays a woman whose intelligence, droll sense of humor, and generosity of spirit endeared her to friends and gave her a starring role in the close-knit world of New York artists. Her zest for adventure and freewheeling spending were as …
Straighten Up and Fly Right
The Life and Music of Nat King Cole
Inbunden, 2020
475 kr
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One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a singer, a feat rarely accomplished in the world of popular music. Now, in this complete life and times biography, author Will Friedwald offers a new take …
Sportin' Life
John W. Bubbles, An American Classic
Av Brian Harker
Inbunden, 2022
448 kr
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John W. Bubbles was the ultimate song-and-dance man. A groundbreaking tap dancer, he provided inspiration to Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, and the Nicholas Brothers. His vaudeville team Buck and Bubbles captivated theater audiences for more than thirty years. Most memorably, in the role of Sportin' …
