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Author : Leslie Masters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Myrna Loy. [With Portraits.]. written by Leslie Masters and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emily W. Leider
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520949633
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Myrna Loy written by Emily W. Leider and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-10-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning, Myrna Loy’s screen image conjured mystery, a sense of something withheld. "Who is she?" was a question posed in the first fan magazine article published about her in 1925. This first ever biography of the wry and sophisticated actress best known for her role as Nora Charles, wife to dapper detective William Powell in The Thin Man, offers an unprecedented picture of her life and an extraordinary movie career that spanned six decades. Opening with Loy’s rough-and-tumble upbringing in Montana, the book takes us to Los Angeles in the 1920s, where Loy’s striking looks caught the eye of Valentino, through the silent and early sound era to her films of the thirties, when Loy became a top box office draw, and to her robust post–World War II career. Throughout, Emily W. Leider illuminates the actress’s friendships with luminaries such as Cary Grant, Clark Gable, and Joan Crawford and her collaborations with the likes of John Barrymore, David O. Selznick, Sam Goldwyn, and William Wyler, among many others. This highly engaging biography offers a fascinating slice of studio era history and gives us the first full picture of a very private woman who has often been overlooked despite her tremendous star power.
Author : James Kotsilibas-Davis
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Myrna Loy written by James Kotsilibas-Davis and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1987 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The actress recalls her long, rich, and varied career in Hollywood, on the stage, and as a political activist.
Author : Gene Ringgold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Myrna Loy written by Gene Ringgold and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry Medved
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780446381192
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (811 download)
Download or read book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time written by Harry Medved and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 1978 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781542768351
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (683 download)
Download or read book American Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes Loy's quotes about her own life and career *Includes contemporary reviews of her movies *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene." - Myrna Loy "Life is not a having and a getting but a being and a becoming." - Myrna Loy A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. It is something of a cliche to say that an actor's life was like a movie he or she might have starred in, but in the case of Myrna Loy, the cliche is true. It is easy to picture her as a little girl, riding the range with her rancher father, sitting around the table and participating charmingly in family discussions of current events. It is not hard to imagine the camera panning to her first and then second visits to Hollywood, her backlot tour, and starry-eyed decision to become an actress. There would have to be some drama, which the story of her father's untimely death would provide, along with some sort of deathbed promise made to him to care for the rest of the family. Her mother would be brave but resolute as she moved her young family to California. The lighting on set would brighten and the tempo of the background would pick up as she walked down the Los Angeles streets. Perhaps the camera would spin to show the passage of time, as the now adult Myrna got a job as a dancer and was then "discovered." There would have to be a scene of her signing her new surname, Loy, to her MGM contract, likely as several cigar smoking men looked on. Later the audience would see her fight off casting couch advances, earning her the reputation as the only good girl in Hollywood even as she was cast again and again in sultry, vampish roles. She would endure these with a positive attitude while always being on the lookout for something better. Then, her big break would come. The camera would show her first comical meeting with William Powell and then a spinning scene of ticket after ticket being sold to their new picture, The Thin Man. Her star obviously on the rise, ominous music would suddenly play, followed by booming cannons and falling bombs. A newspaper would flash on screen, "Pearl Harbor Bombed." Then the audience would see her stride determinedly into the movie studio offices and announce to those above that her love of country superseded her career ambitions and that she would be taking the duration of the war off from making pictures. Patriotic music would play as she was shown gathering clothing and giving speeches until, once more, the boys came marching home. There would be a price to pay for her choices as she grew older, but they would not fully bother the heroine, who happily settled into several solid roles of "perfect mother." At the same time, much would be made of her own sad love life, with four marriages that ended in with divorces instead of children. She would be seen settling cheerfully for ever smaller roles until, finally, the glamorous actress in the movie would grow older and her health would fail, finally driving those who had long admired her work to recognize and honor her talent. She would write her memoirs, a charming book that was steered away from telling it all only to tell the best. It could make for a classic Hollywood movie, but for Myrna Loy, it was life, and American Legends: The Life of Myrna Loy chronicles all of it. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Myrna Loy like never before, in no time at all.
Author : Mark A. Vieira
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762450398
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)
Download or read book George Hurrell's Hollywood written by Mark A. Vieira and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects more than four hundred photographs of Hollywood stars captured by George Hurrell, creator of the glamour shot, and looks at the photographer's up and down career.
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1667621114
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (676 download)
Download or read book The Thin Man written by Dashiell Hammett and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, made famouos by the series of movies based on it starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. The story is set in New York City during the Christmas season of 1932, in the last days of Prohibition in the United States. Nick Charles, a retired private detective, and Nora, his socialite wife, become embroiled in a mystery.
Author : Joan Kramer
Publisher : Beaufort Books
ISBN 13 : 0825306728
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (253 download)
Download or read book In the Company of Legends written by Joan Kramer and published by Beaufort Books. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire in 1980, Joan Kramer and David Heeley documented the lives and careers of many Hollywood legends, establishing a reputation for finding the un-findable, persuading the reluctant, and maintaining unique relationships long after the end credits rolled. These were recognized as high-quality, definitive film portraits, which revitalized the genre and made it a mainstay of television programming. This is their insiders’ view of the famous and the powerful: Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Lew Wasserman, Ronald Reagan, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Jane Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss, Audrey Hepburn, and Bette Davis, among others. Kramer and Heeley’s behind the scenes stories of the productions and the personalities involved are amusing, sometimes moving, often revealing, and have never been told before.
Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781693208492
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (84 download)
Download or read book William Powell and Myrna Loy written by Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "My first scene with Bill, a night shot on the back lot, happened before we'd even met. Woody was apparently too busy for introductions. My instructions were to run out of a building, through a crowd, and into a strange car. When Woody called 'Action, ' I opened the car door, jumped in, and landed smack on William Powell's lap. He looked up nonchalantly: 'Miss Loy, I presume?' I said, 'Mr. Powell?' And that's how I met the man who would be my partner in fourteen films." - Myrna Loy It is something of a clich� to say that an actor's life was like a movie he or she might have starred in, but in the case of Myrna Loy, the clich� is true. It is easy to picture her as a little girl, riding the range with her rancher father, sitting around the table and participating charmingly in family discussions of current events. It is not hard to imagine the camera panning to her first and then second visits to Hollywood, her backlot tour, and starry-eyed decision to become an actress. There would have to be some drama, which the story of her father's untimely death would provide, along with some sort of deathbed promise made to him to care for the rest of the family. Her mother would be brave but resolute as she moved her young family to California. The lighting on set would brighten and the tempo of the background would pick up as she walked down the Los Angeles streets. Perhaps the camera would spin to show the passage of time, as the now adult Myrna got a job as a dancer and was then "discovered." There would have to be a scene of her signing her new surname, Loy, to her MGM contract, likely as several cigar smoking men looked on. Later the audience would see her fight off casting couch advances, earning her the reputation as the only good girl in Hollywood even as she was cast again and again in sultry, vampish roles. She would endure these with a positive attitude while always being on the lookout for something better. Then, her big break would come. The camera would show her first comical meeting with William Powell and then a spinning scene of ticket after ticket being sold to their new picture, The Thin Man. Her star obviously on the rise, ominous music would suddenly play, followed by booming cannons and falling bombs. A newspaper would flash on screen, "Pearl Harbor Bombed." Then the audience would see her stride determinedly into the movie studio offices and announce to those above that her love of country superseded her career ambitions and that she would be taking the duration of the war off from making pictures. Patriotic music would play as she was shown gathering clothing and giving speeches until, once more, the boys came marching home. In the 1920s, the burgeoning movie industry was starting to come into its own, and while older silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton reached the peak of Hollywood, some actors born near the beginning of the 20th century were ready to capitalize. While actors like Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant remain household names, and actresses like Greta Garbo are still widely remembered, few had careers that enjoyed the success of William Powell. In a career spanning several decades, Powell would receive three Oscar nominations for Best Actor for critically acclaimed movies, so it is somewhat ironic that he is mostly remembered today for his association with the more famous Myrna Loy. Together, they starred in 14 films, including the 1934 box office hit, The Thin Man. One thing that helped Powell's career along in the old days when Hollywood would only cast white actors in major roles, no matter what the nationality of the character was supposed to be, were his dark good looks.
Author : James Kotsilibas-Davis
Publisher : Plume
ISBN 13 : 9781556111013
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Myrna Loy written by James Kotsilibas-Davis and published by Plume. This book was released on 1988 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The actress recalls her long, rich, and varied career in Hollywood, on the stage, and as a political activist
Author : Susan Shaw
Publisher : Emereo Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781488559655
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Myrna Loy 207 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Myrna Loy written by Susan Shaw and published by Emereo Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest Myrna Loy sensation. 'Myrna Loy' (August 2, 1905 - December 14, 1993) was an American feature, TV and stage female actor. This book is your ultimate resource for Myrna Loy. Here you will find the most up-to-date 207 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Myrna Loy's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: So Goes My Love - Cast, David Manners - Hollywood career, Evelyn Prentice, Barry Nelson - Career, Noah Beery - Partial filmography of Noah Beery, Pretty Ladies - Cast, 1941 in film - Notable films released in 1941, The Truth About Youth - Songs, After the Thin Man, Louise Tracy - Family, The Red Pony (1949 film) - Cast, I Love You Again, Wings in the Dark - Cast, Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) - Cast, Men in White (1934 film), Sarong - Motion pictures, Belles on Their Toes (film) - Cast, The Animal Kingdom, Mystery film - Classic period: the 1930s, Elitch Theatre - Stars Who Appeared at The Elitch Theatre, Bride of the Regiment - Songs, George Brent - Career, Charles Butterworth (actor) - Career, Mickey's Gala Premier - Synopsis, 1937 in film - Notable films released in 1937, Pin-up - Notable pin-up girls, Song of the Thin Man - Cast, Bride of the Regiment - Cast, George Raft - Filmography, Montgomery Clift - Death, Charles Lindbergh - Film and television, Gene Markey - Hollywood, Libeled Lady - Production, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Airport 1975 - Cast, Third Finger, Left Hand - Plot, After the Thin Man - Cast, Vamp (woman) - 20th-century film and theatre, Jeanne Crain - Career, Somewhere Over the Rainbow - In films, Rudolph Valentino - United Artists, The Desert Song - Productions and film versions, and much more...
Author : Larry Carr
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book More Fabulous Faces written by Larry Carr and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Budd Schulberg
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453261761
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)
Download or read book Moving Pictures written by Budd Schulberg and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oscar-winning screenwriter of On the Waterfront recounts his life, his career, and “how Hollywood became the dream factory it still is today” (Kirkus Reviews). When Seymour Wilson “Budd” Schulberg moved from New York to Los Angeles as a child, Hollywood’s filmmaking industry was just getting started. To some, the region was still more famous for its citrus farms than its movie studios. In this iconic memoir, Schulberg, the son of one of Tinseltown’s most influential producers, recounts the rise of the studios, the machinations of the studio heads, and the lives of some of cinema’s earliest and greatest stars. Even as Hollywood grew to become one of the country’s most powerful cultural and economic engines, it retained the feel of a company town for decades. Schulberg’s sparkling recollections offer a unique insider view of both the glitter and dark side of the dream factory’s early years. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Budd Schulberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
Author : Louis Bromfield
Publisher : Simon Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781931541114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (411 download)
Download or read book The Rains Came written by Louis Bromfield and published by Simon Publications. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the town of Ranchipur, four people find their lives become entwined by unexpected feelings and events they cannot control. Tom Ransome, son of an English earl, is living a painter's life. He is pursued by a flirtatious young English girl who adores him. Lady Esketh is a beautiful bored sophisticate and Tom's former girlfriend. And Major Rama is the dedicated Hindu surgeon who captures her heart. When a catastrophic earthquake and flood bring disaster to India, all their lives are forever transformed by the striking clash between good and evil, duty and forbidden love.
Author : Maria DiBattista
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030013388X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Fast-Talking Dames written by Maria DiBattista and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is nothing like a dame", proclaims the song from South Pacific. Certainly there is nothing like the fast-talking dame of screen comedies in the 1930s and '40s. In this engaging book, film scholar and movie buff Maria DiBattista celebrates the fast-talking dame as an American original. Coming of age during the Depression, the dame -- a woman of lively wit and brash speech -- epitomized a new style of self-reliant, articulate womanhood. Dames were quick on the uptake and hardly ever downbeat. They seemed to know what to say and when to say it. In their fast and breezy talk seemed to lie the secret of happiness, but also the key to reality. DiBattista offers vivid portraits of the grandest dames of the era, including Katharine Hepburn, Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, Barbara Stanwyck, and others, and discusses the great films that showcased their compelling way with words -- and with men. With their snappy repartee and vivid colloquialisms, these fast-talkers were verbal muses at a time when Americans were reinventing both language and the political institutions of democratic culture. As they taught their laconic male counterparts (most notably those appealing but tongue-tied American icons, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart) the power and pleasures of speech, they also reimagined the relationship between the sexes. In such films as Bringing Up Baby, The Awful Truth, and The Lady Eve, the fast-talking dame captivated moviegoers of her time. For audiences today, DiBattista observes, the sassy heroine still has much to say.
