Killer tomatoes : fifteen tough film dames by Hagen, Ray

Killer tomatoes : fifteen tough film dames
by Hagen, Ray

(#0649RL5)

Paperback McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2004
Description: ix, 269 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Dewey: 791.4302; Audience: Adult

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251), filmographies and index. Profiles the lives and careers of fifteen leading ladies of the early twentieth century, including Lucille Ball, Jane Russell, and Barbara Stanwyck.

From the Publisher
No delicate ing nues, these. In the middle of the twentieth century, the Mary Pickfords of the movie world were replaced by a different sort of woman--drop-dead gorgeous, witty, not afraid to speak their minds, they could slay you with a look--and if that didn't work, look out for the pistol in the garter. These ground-breaking actresses helped change the course of movie history, charting a path for generations to come. These profiles of fifteen leading ladies--Lucille Ball, Lynn Bari, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Gloria Grahame, Jean Hagen, Adele Jergens, Ida Lupino, Marilyn Maxwell, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane Russell, Ann Sheridan, Barbara Stanwyck, Claire Trevor and Marie Windsor--include overviews of their lives and careers, and excerpts from interviews. Five photos supplement each profile. Jane Russell (one of the actresses profiled) provides a foreword.
Product Details
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
  • Publication Date: October 1, 2004
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 791.4302
  • Classifications: Collective Biography, Nonfiction
  • Description: ix, 269 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Tracings: Wagner, Laura, 1970- author. ; Russell, Jane, 1921-2011, contributor.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7864-1883-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-1883-1
  • Follett Number: 0649RL5
  • Audience: Adult