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Gloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir : The Complete Career by Robert J. Lentz (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10078643483X
ISBN-139780786434831
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038732181
Product Key Features
Number of Pages366 Pages
Publication NameGloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir : the Complete Career
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFilm / General, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorRobert J. Lentz
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-031681
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"this reference documents the film and television work of Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame from the 1940s through her death in 1981"-- Reference & Research Book News "unquestionably important in terms of research...appropriately chosen film stills that perfectly capture the nature of the roles which Grahame played...successfully contemplates the changes in Hollywood and its audience"-- O Filmu Noir V Cestine ., "this reference documents the film and television work of Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame from the 1940s through her death in 1981"-- Reference & Research Book News ; "unquestionably important in terms of research...appropriately chosen film stills that perfectly capture the nature of the roles which Grahame played...successfully contemplates the changes in Hollywood and its audience"-- O Filmu Noir V Cestine .
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4302/8092 B
Table Of ContentTable of Contents PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Short Films: Soundies (1943-1944) Feature Films Blonde Fever (1944) Without Love (1945) It''s a Wonderful Life (1946) It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) Crossfire (1947) Song of the Thin Man (1947) Merton of the Movies (1947) A Woman''s Secret (1949) Roughshod (1949) In a Lonely Place (1950) The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Macao (1952) Sudden Fear (1952) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) The Glass Wall (1953) Man on a Tightrope (1953) The Big Heat (1953) Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) The Good Die Young (1954) Human Desire (1954) Naked Alibi (1954) The Cobweb (1955) Not as a Stranger (1955) Oklahoma! (1955) The Man Who Never Was (1956) Ride Out for Revenge (1957) Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) Blood and Lace (1971) The Todd Killings (1971) Chandler (1971) The Loners (1972) Tarot (1973) Mama''s Dirty Girls (1974) Mansion of the Doomed (1976) A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979/1982) Melvin and Howard (1980) The Nesting (1981) Feature-Length Made-for-Television Movies, Miniseries and Specials Escape (1971 Movie) Black Noon (1971 Movie) The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974 Movie) Rich Man, Poor Man (1976 Miniseries) Seventh Avenue (1977 Miniseries) The Dancing Princesses (1979 Filmed Stage Production) The Merry Wives of Windsor (1979 Filmed Stage Production) Mr. Griffin and Me (1981 Special) Television Series Appearances APPENDIX A--THE FILMS LISTED BY STUDIO AND DISTRIBUTOR APPENDIX B--THE STAGE PLAYS APPENDIX C--JOY HALLWARD: THE OLDER SISTER''S FILM APPEARANCES NOTES ON SOURCES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
SynopsisA marvelous actress, Gloria Grahame (1923-1981) was also an iconic figure of film noir. Her talents are showcased in several classic motion pictures of the 1940s and 1950s, including It's a Wonderful Life, Crossfire, In a Lonely Place, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Big Heat, Oklahoma! , and The Bad and the Beautiful , for which she earned an Academy Award. This comprehensive overview of Gloria Grahame's life and work examines each of her feature films in detail, as well as her made-for-television productions, her television-series appearances and her stage career. Also discussed are the varied ways in which Grahame's acting performances were affected by her tumultuous personal life--which included four marriages, the second to director Nicholas Ray and the fourth to Ray's stepson Anthony., A marvelous actress, Gloria Grahame (1923-1981) was also an iconic figure of film noir. Her talents are showcased in several classic motion pictures of the 1940s and 1950s, including It's a Wonderful Life, Crossfire, In a Lonely Place, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Big Heat, Oklahoma , and The Bad and the Beautiful , for which she earned an Academy Award. This comprehensive overview of Gloria Grahame's life and work examines each of her feature films in detail, as well as her made-for-television productions, her television-series appearances and her stage career. Also discussed are the varied ways in which Grahame's acting performances were affected by her tumultuous personal life--which included four marriages, the second to director Nicholas Ray and the fourth to Ray's stepson Anthony., Provides a comprehensive overview of Gloria Grahame's life and work, examining each of her feature films in detail, as well as her made-for-television productions, her television-series appearances and her stage career. Also discussed are the varied ways in which Grahame's acting performances were affected by her tumultuous personal life.
LC Classification NumberPN2287.G665L46 2011
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