Doris Day

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Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1781313512
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)

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Book Synopsis Doris Day by : David Bret

Download or read book Doris Day written by David Bret and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her bobbed, blonde hair and flashing smile, Doris Day was portrayed as the girl next door – a virginal girl that you could take home to your parents. In real life, she was not quite the happy-go-lucky blonde with the bubbly personality promoted by Warner Brothers who simply wanted to market her as a commodity. Married young, to a violent bully, and with a child, Day had to work hard, touring with bands, to get her start in showbusiness. A reluctant star, all Doris Day wanted to do was settle down to a happy, simple life but somehow managed to always attract the wrong kind of men – thugs and crooks who took their anger out on her. And yet this didn’t stop her from enjoying sexual exploits with a number of leading men. She worked hard – not to become a success but for a job – and yet her manager managed to defraud her of millions. How could this happen to such a smart lady – perhaps she was too trusting? In this revealing biography, David Bret takes a fascinating look at the trials and tribulations behind what seemed to her adoring fans to be the perfect woman. From her German Jewish parents to her donation to an airlift of cats and dogs in Louisiana, as well as full discography and film lists, this is a captivating look at a resilient American icon. David Bret was born in Paris and is a leading celebrity biographer. His many acclaimed books include biographies of Marlene Dietrich, Gracie Fields, Freddie Mercury, Tallulah Bankhead, Maria Callas, Rudolph Valentino, Edith Piaf and Joan Crawford. He lives in Yorkshire.

Doris Day

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Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409105695
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Doris Day by : Eric Braun

Download or read book Doris Day written by Eric Braun and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth and fascinating study of one of Hollywood's most popular icons - fully updated and including previously unreleased pictures. Doris Day is almost always portrayed as the sunny, squeaky-clean girl next door. This wholesome image kept her at the top for twenty-four years and thirty-nine films. But behind the effervescent, ever-cheerful image that Doris Day portrayed through dozens of classic Hollywood movies was an extraordinary story of private pain. Her dazzling smile hid a tormented personal life that included four marriages, and a terrifying accident that nearly ended her life. And yet for generations of movie-goers Doris Day remained the embodiment of innocent beauty and apple-pie homeliness, and even today she exerts a powerful fascination for millions of fans around the world.

Doris Day

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Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Doris Day by : David Kaufman

Download or read book Doris Day written by David Kaufman and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaufman has written Doris Day's incredible, previously untold story. While Day symbolized virtuous America to the rest of the world, she was in many ways the opposite of her image as "the girl next door."

The Doris Day Scrapbook

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ISBN 13 : 9780448128627
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (286 download)

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Book Synopsis The Doris Day Scrapbook by : Alan Gelb

Download or read book The Doris Day Scrapbook written by Alan Gelb and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Barbara Streisand Scrapbook

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Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806522180
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (221 download)

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Book Synopsis The Barbara Streisand Scrapbook by : Allison J. Waldman

Download or read book The Barbara Streisand Scrapbook written by Allison J. Waldman and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical tribute to Barbra Streisand, her fame, stardom, and personal life with photographs and illustrations.

The Sitcom Reader, Second Edition

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438461321
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sitcom Reader, Second Edition by : Mary M. Dalton

Download or read book The Sitcom Reader, Second Edition written by Mary M. Dalton and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded anthology offers an engaging overview of one of the oldest and most ubiquitous forms of television programming: the sitcom. Through an analysis of formulaic conventions, the contributors address critical identities such as race, gender, and sexuality, and overarching structures such as class and family. Organized by decade, chapters explore postwar domestic ideology and working-class masculinity in the 1950s, the competing messages of power and subordination in 1960s magicoms, liberated women and gender in 1970s workplace comedies and 1980s domestic comedies, liberal feminism in the 1990s, heteronormative narrative strategies in the 2000s, and unmasking myths of gender in the 2010s. From I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners to Roseanne, Cybill, and Will & Grace to Transparent and many others in between, The Sitcom Reader provides a comprehensive examination of this popular genre that will help readers think about the shows and themselves in new contexts. For access to an online resource created by Mary Dalton, which includes interviews with contributors and course lectures, visit: The Sitcom Reader: A Companion Website @ https://build.zsr.wfu.edu/sitcomreader

The Cher Scrapbook

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Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806523439
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (234 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cher Scrapbook by : Mary Anne Cassata

Download or read book The Cher Scrapbook written by Mary Anne Cassata and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating the life and achievements of the legendary superstar, a fascinating glimpse into the world of Cher, filled with stunning photos and interesting sidebars, covers every aspect of this amazing woman, including her music, movies, live performances, boyfriends, fashion, and awards. Original.

Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set)

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131746429X
Total Pages : 2298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Book Synopsis Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set) by : Dave DiMartino

Download or read book Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set) written by Dave DiMartino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 2298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an examination of the crucial formative period of Chinese attitudes toward nuclear weapons, the immediate post-Hiroshima/Nagasaki period and the Korean War. It also provides an account of US actions and attitudes during this period and China's response.

A Heart at Fire's Center

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520927230
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis A Heart at Fire's Center by : Steven C. Smith

Download or read book A Heart at Fire's Center written by Steven C. Smith and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-05-31 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over 40 scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, François Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. In this first major biography of the composer, Steven C. Smith explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life, using much previously unpublished information to illustrate Herrmann's often outrageous behavior, his working methods, and why his music has had such lasting impact. From his first film (Citizen Kane) to his last (Taxi Driver), Herrmann was a master of evoking psychological nuance and dramatic tension through music, often using unheard-of instrumental combinations to suit the dramatic needs of a film. His scores are among the most distinguished ever written, ranging from the fantastic (Fahrenheit 451, The Day the Earth Stood Still) to the romantic (Obsession, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) to the terrifying (Psycho). Film was not the only medium in which Herrmann made a powerful mark. His radio broadcasts included Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre on the Air and The War of the Worlds. His concert music was commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic, and he was chief conductor of the CBS Symphony. Almost as celebrated as these achievements are the enduring legends of Herrmann's combativeness and volatility. Smith separates myth from fact and draws upon heretofore unpublished material to illuminate Herrmann's life and influence. Herrmann remains as complex as any character in the films he scored—a creative genius, an indefatigable musicologist, an explosive bully, a generous and compassionate man who desperately sought friendship and love. Films scored by Bernard Herrmann: Citizen Kane, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Vertigo, Psycho, Fahrenheit 451, Taxi Driver, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North By Northwest, The Birds, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Cape Fear, Marnie, Torn Curtain, among others

The Sitcom Reader

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791465707
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (657 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sitcom Reader by : Mary M. Dalton

Download or read book The Sitcom Reader written by Mary M. Dalton and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2005-10-06 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a variety of perspectives on the sitcom genre and its influence on American culture.

The Three Stooges Scrapbook

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Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806509464
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis The Three Stooges Scrapbook by : John Howard Maurer

Download or read book The Three Stooges Scrapbook written by John Howard Maurer and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dour-faced Moe Howard with his sugar-bowl haircut, his bald, chubby brother Curly and frizzy-haired Larry have poked, slapped, ear-yanked and nose-twisted their way into people's hearts across the world - and into film history. Their nearly 200 two-reel comedies, made between 1933 and 1958, have been translated into over 25 languages, entertained nearly six generations of fans and are seen somewhere in the world every single day. The Three Stooges Scrapbook is a historical overview of their time in showbusiness.

Popular Music

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317223446
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Book Synopsis Popular Music by : Roman Iwaschkin

Download or read book Popular Music written by Roman Iwaschkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.

Writing with Scissors

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199986355
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Book Synopsis Writing with Scissors by : Ellen Gruber Garvey

Download or read book Writing with Scissors written by Ellen Gruber Garvey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men and women 150 years ago grappled with information overload by making scrapbooks-the ancestors of Google and blogging. From Abraham Lincoln to Susan B. Anthony, African American janitors to farmwomen, abolitionists to Confederates, people cut out and pasted down their reading. Writing with Scissors opens a new window into the feelings and thoughts of ordinary and extraordinary Americans. Like us, nineteenth-century readers spoke back to the media, and treasured what mattered to them. In this groundbreaking book, Ellen Gruber Garvey reveals a previously unexplored layer of American popular culture, where the proliferating cheap press touched the lives of activists and mourning parents, and all who yearned for a place in history. Scrapbook makers documented their feelings about momentous public events such as living through the Civil War, mediated through the newspapers. African Americans and women's rights activists collected, concentrated, and critiqued accounts from a press that they did not control to create "unwritten histories" in books they wrote with scissors. Whether scrapbook makers pasted their clippings into blank books, sermon collections, or the pre-gummed scrapbook that Mark Twain invented, they claimed ownership of their reading. They created their own democratic archives. Writing with Scissors argues that people have long had a strong personal relationship to media. Like newspaper editors who enthusiastically "scissorized" and reprinted attractive items from other newspapers, scrapbook makers passed their reading along to family and community. This book explains how their scrapbooks underlie our present-day ways of thinking about information, news, and what we do with it.

Reagan, American Icon

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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780916279059
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis Reagan, American Icon by : Robert Paul Metzger

Download or read book Reagan, American Icon written by Robert Paul Metzger and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

That Touch of Ink

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Publisher : Henery Press
ISBN 13 : 1940976103
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis That Touch of Ink by : Diane Vallere

Download or read book That Touch of Ink written by Diane Vallere and published by Henery Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madison Night returns with another twisty page-turner. “The suspense is intense, the plot is hot, and the style is to die for,” so says mystery entertainment giant Catriona McPherson, winner of multiple Agatha Awards. When a rare five thousand dollar bill arrives in the mail, interior decorator Madison Night knows it’s a message from her past. In happier times, she once joked that she could be bought for $5000—how could she deny a bill with her name on it? Suspecting the bill indicates trouble, she consults a numismatist. They set up a meet, but upon arrival she finds an abandoned office, a scared dog…and a dead body in the kitchen. The twist? The victim isn’t the numismatist; it’s a John Doe. The police—led by Lt. Tex Allen—are on the case, but it’s Madison who discovers the victim’s identity. But where’s the numismatist? Before long, she uncovers a kidnapping plot, a unique counterfeit operation, and the true price of her own independence. - - - - - - - - - - - - - THAT TOUCH OF INK by Diane Vallere | A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you’ll probably like them all.

Film Study

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Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838634141
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (341 download)

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Book Synopsis Film Study by : Frank Manchel

Download or read book Film Study written by Frank Manchel and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four volumes of Film Study include a fresh approach to each of the basic categories in the original edition. Volume one examines the film as film; volume two focuses on the thematic approach to film; volume three draws on the history of film; and volume four contains extensive appendices listing film distributors, sources, and historical information as well as an index of authors, titles, and film personalities.

Women Labor Activists in the Movies

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476606838
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Women Labor Activists in the Movies by : Jennifer L. Borda

Download or read book Women Labor Activists in the Movies written by Jennifer L. Borda and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the most indelible images of women in recent American film have been of working women fighting for labor reform or to expose corporate corruption. This critical text explores films with female labor activists as main protagonists, illuminating issues of gender and class while depicting the challenges of working class women. Films covered include Salt of the Earth, Pajama Game, Union Maids, With Babies and Banners, Norma Rae, Silkwood, and Live Nude Girls Unite! Through comparative analysis, the text examines the responses of these films to the labor and feminist movements of the last half century, and how American cinema has articulated notions of disempowerment, ambivalence and, at times, the resistance of both women and the working class at large.