Norma Jean: The Life of Marilyn Monroe, Guiles Fred Lawrence
Автор: Guiles Fred Lawrence Название: Tyrone Power: The Last Idol ISBN: 1684424682 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684424689 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This biography captures the restless spirit of Tyrone Power.
Power was an American film, stage, and radio actor who appeared in dozens of films, often as the handsome romantic lead. Guiles argues with vivid detail why Power was "without qualification the finest romantic voice of this century."
Tyrone Power was as versatile in life as he was on the screen.
He was several men, and during the creation of this book I have been fortunate in having the other principal "lead" in each of these lives as an active partner, coming very close at times to the point of collaboration. He was the last idol created by the vast star-making machine, Twentieth Century-Fox.
Coming from a family of multi-generational actors, Tyrone Power broke the proverbial mold. His on-screen charisma in the 30's and 40's propelled him to the forefront of the "must-have" actors. His on-screen accomplishments were many, yet he did not hesitate to enter the military when his country went to war. After the war, he continued in his career but the years took their toll.
A fascinating look behind the scenes of Hollywood of the 30's and 40's and the impact of the times on a great actor.
Автор: Davenport Guiles Название: Zaharoff: High Priest of War ISBN: 1163178578 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781163178577 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6244.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Guiles Fred Lawrence Название: Marion Davies ISBN: 1684425220 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684425228 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In this detailed biography of film star Marion Davies (nee Douras) who was in so many ways created by and for William Randolph Hearst -- the symbiotic relationship spanned from 1915 when W.R. first ogled her chorus-girl charms to his death in 1951. But she was much more quickly superannuated cinema-historically speaking by the Orson Welles-Herman Mankiewicz dumb-blond caricature in Citizen Kane, paradoxically the most important Film in her life.
Fred Lawrence Guiles presents the life story of one of the most deft comedians in silent pictures--up from Brooklyn, show biz, the engaging stammer, private then public Hearst inamorata, Hollywood, the Chaplin liaison, encounters with the famous, San Simeon, W.R.'s demise, the constant drinking (she hid her gin from Hearst in the water tank of the toilet), the quick marriage to Captain Horace Brown, finally her death from cancer in 1961. Now a deserving revival.
Автор: Guiles Fred Lawrence Название: Joan Crawford: The Last Word ISBN: 1684424801 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684424801 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Meticulously researched, Joan Crawford: The Last Word deals in full with her long movie career and explores in detail her turbulent private life. Respected biographer Fred Lawrence Guiles uses newly discovered sources and recent interviews with many who knew her, and some who loved her, to establish the person behind the carefully crafted screen icon.
For most of her adult life she was a Star who dedicated herself entirely to her career. But since her death her luster has been tarnished. Here, at last, is a biography that sets the record straight. In her heyday Joan Crawford was probably the most imitated woman in the world. Magazine covers featured her face, and high school and college girls copied her makeup and clothing.
Born Lucille LeSuer in Kansas City, she spent her childhood on the edge of poverty. But an iron will developed in adolescence drove her to New York City and eventual work in a chorus line. Spotted by a Hollywood talent scout, she was soon on her way to the film capital. Four times married (to actors Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Franchot Tone, Philip Terry, and Pepsi-Cola executive Alfred Steele) and driven by a powerful sexuality, Joan Crawford lived her life on the razor's edge. Yet she was a woman of great generosity who cared deeply for her four adopted children, although her ideas of discipline were colored by her own harsh upbringing. Her professional career spanned more than forty years and included such classics as Grand Hotel, Mildred Pierce, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Her remarkable progression from silent films to talkies to television exemplified her ability to adapt, chameleonlike, to the ever-changing demands of the industry that in many senses invented her.
Автор: Guiles Fred Lawrence Название: Marion Davies ISBN: 1684425239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684425235 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In this detailed biography of film star Marion Davies (nee Douras) who was in so many ways created by and for William Randolph Hearst -- the symbiotic relationship spanned from 1915 when W.R. first ogled her chorus-girl charms to his death in 1951. But she was much more quickly superannuated cinema-historically speaking by the Orson Welles-Herman Mankiewicz dumb-blond caricature in Citizen Kane, paradoxically the most important Film in her life.
Fred Lawrence Guiles presents the life story of one of the most deft comedians in silent pictures--up from Brooklyn, show biz, the engaging stammer, private then public Hearst inamorata, Hollywood, the Chaplin liaison, encounters with the famous, San Simeon, W.R.'s demise, the constant drinking (she hid her gin from Hearst in the water tank of the toilet), the quick marriage to Captain Horace Brown, finally her death from cancer in 1961. Now a deserving revival.
Автор: Guiles Fred Lawrence Название: Stan: The Life of Stan Laurel ISBN: 1684424771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684424771 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Stan, surprisingly, is the first full-length biography of the legendary comic who was the creative half of the universally loved duo, Laurel and Hardy. Based upon scores of interviews with family and friends (including the intimate diaries of Virginia Ruth Laurel, whom Stan married three times) and enhanced by a magnificent collection of previously unpublished photographs, Stan tells the very human story of Laurel's struggle to survive against difficult odds, personal and professional.
From precarious beginnings in vaudeville with Charlie Chaplin, skinny Stan changed his name and rose to enjoy success and universal acclaim with his big-bellied partner Oliver Hardy. Yet beneath the exterior of the wistful comic whose sense of humor gave pleasure to so many millions was a man beset by financial worries, alcohol, and unhappy personal relationships that encompassed many dalliances and six marriages. This superb biography provides new insight into the supremely talented man behind the screen image and a fascinating panorama of show business in the first half of this century.
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