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Jean Simmons

Author : Michelangelo Capua
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476645353
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Jean Simmons written by Michelangelo Capua and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving in Hollywood in 1950 to launch her American film career, Jean Simmons (1929-2010) had already appeared in 18 British films and was best known for her portrayal of Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. She soon became a favorite female face working with some of filmmaking's greats and acted opposite many Hollywood A-listers. Two of her most popular films--Guys and Dolls (1955) and Spartacus (1960)--were international box-office hits, and in her seven decades-long career she collected numerous awards and honors including a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and two Oscar nominations as Best Actress. Despite the accomplishments and accolades, radiant beauty, and stunning versatility, Simmons is considered by many to be an underrated artist, too often handed more comfortable leading female roles than those that could've elevated her to the level of super stardom experienced by some of her peers. This, the first full-length biography of Simmons, fills a gap in film and performing arts studies, and includes extensive notes and photographs.

Jean Simmons

Author : Michelangelo Capua
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476682240
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Jean Simmons written by Michelangelo Capua and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving in Hollywood in 1950 to launch her American film career, Jean Simmons (1929-2010) had already appeared in 18 British films and was best known for her portrayal of Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. She soon became a favorite female face working with some of filmmaking's greats and acted opposite many Hollywood A-listers. Two of her most popular films--Guys and Dolls (1955) and Spartacus (1960)--were international box-office hits, and in her seven decades-long career she collected numerous awards and honors including a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and two Oscar nominations as Best Actress. Despite the accomplishments and accolades, radiant beauty, and stunning versatility, Simmons is considered by many to be an underrated artist, too often handed more comfortable leading female roles than those that could've elevated her to the level of super stardom experienced by some of her peers. This, the first full-length biography of Simmons, fills a gap in film and performing arts studies, and includes extensive notes and photographs.

Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Musical Theatre Actresses

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1391 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Musical Theatre Actresses written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tough as Nails

Author : Douglass K. Daniel
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299251233
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Tough as Nails written by Douglass K. Daniel and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called “God’s angry man” for his unyielding demands in pursuit of personal and artistic freedom, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Brooks brought us some of the mid-twentieth century’s most iconic films, including Blackboard Jungle, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elmer Gantry, In Cold Blood, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar. “The important thing,” he once remarked, “is to write your story, to make it believable, to make it live.” His own life story has never been fully chronicled, until now. Tough as Nails: The Life and Films of Richard Brooks restores to importance the career of a prickly iconoclast who sought realism and truth in his films. Douglass K. Daniel explores how the writer-director made it from the slums of Philadelphia to the heights of the Hollywood elite, working with the top stars of the day, among them Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Jean Simmons, Sidney Poitier, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, and Diane Keaton. Brooks dramatized social issues and depicted characters in conflict with their own values, winning an Academy Award for his Elmer Gantry screenplay and earning nominations for another seven Oscars for directing and screenwriting. Tough as Nails offers illuminating insights into Brooks’s life, drawing on unpublished studio memos and documents and interviews from stars and colleagues, including Poitier, director Paul Mazursky, and Simmons, who was married to Brooks for twenty years. Daniel takes readers behind the scenes of Brooks’s major films and sheds light on their making, their compromises, and their common threads. Tough as Nails celebrates Brooks’s vision while adding to the critical understanding of his works, their flaws as well as their merits, and depicting the tumults and trends in the life of a man who always kept his own compass. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Outstanding Book, selected by the Public Library Reviewers

Films of Endearment

Author : Michael Koresky
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488078351
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Films of Endearment written by Michael Koresky and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Esquire Best Book About Hollywood A USA TODAY Best Book of 2021 “A lovely and loving book.”—Will Schwalbe, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Your Life Book Club "I'm not sure I have ever read a book about movies that is as tender and open-hearted as Films of Endearment."—Mark Harris, New York Times bestselling author of Mike Nichols: A Life A poignant memoir of family, grief and resilience about a young man, his dynamic mother and the '80s movies they shared together Michael Koresky's most formative memories were simple ones. A movie rental. A mug of tea. And a few shared hours with his mother. Years later and now a successful film critic, Koresky set out on a journey with his mother to discover more about their shared cinematic past. They rewatched ten films that she first introduced to him as a child, one from every year of the '80s, each featuring women leads. Together, films as divergent as 9 to 5, Terms of Endearment, The Color Purple and Aliens form the story of an era that Koresky argues should rightly be called "The Decade of the Actress." Films of Endearment is a reappraisal of the most important and popular female-driven films of that time, a profound meditation on loss and resilience, and a celebration of the special bond between mothers and their sons.

Colonial Strangers

Author : Phyllis Lassner
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813534176
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Colonial Strangers written by Phyllis Lassner and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title aims to revolutionize modern British literary studies by showing how our interpretations of the postcolonial must confront World War II and the Holocaust. Lassner's analysis reveals how writers such as Muriel Spark, Olivia Manning, Rumer Godden, Phyllis Bottome, Elspeth Huxley and Zadie Smith insist that World War II is critical to understanding how and why the British Empire had to end. to the end of fascism. Drawing on memoirs, fiction, reportage and film adaptations, the book explores the critical perspectives of women who are passionately engaged with Britian's struggle to yield the last vestiges of imperial power. British women as agents of imperialism by questioning their own participation in British claims of moral righteousness and British politics of cultural exploitation. The authors discussed take centre stage in debates about connections between the racist ideologies of the Third Reich and the British Empire.

Aspen Treatise for Business Organizations

Author : J. Mark Ramseyer
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1543825958
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Aspen Treatise for Business Organizations written by J. Mark Ramseyer and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise analyzes the law of business organizations: corporate law, partnership and LLC law, agency, and selected aspects of securities regulation. In clean, uncomplicated prose, the text offers a clear and thoughtful overview. Business Organizations explains the structure of the law itself, placing it within an historical context, and outlines its economic effect. Integrating basic principles of business and finance in an unintimidating, uncomplicated manner, the text engages readers who have either an elemental or a sophisticated grasp of economics. New to the Third Edition: New cases discussed:Ackerman v. Sobol Family PartnershipZupnick v. GoizuetaCity of Birmingham Ret. and Relief System v. GoodSalman v. United StatesAmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Lebanon County Employees' Retirement FundTrinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mark Stores, Inc. Professors and students will benefit from: Tracks two principal texts: William A. Klein, J. Mark Ramseyer, and Stephen M. Bainbridge, Business Associations: Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (10th ed., Foundation Press); and William T. Allen, Reinier Kraakman, and Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization (6th ed., Wolters Kluwer Legal Education)Photos used to engage the readerIncorporates pop culture references such as classic movies and comic books to enliven the text

Gene Simmons Is a Powerful and Attractive Man

Author : Christina Vitagliano
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698168062
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Gene Simmons Is a Powerful and Attractive Man written by Christina Vitagliano and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earth revolves around the sun. The sun revolves around Gene Simmons, and Gene Simmons revolves around nothing. In this authorized parody of one of rock and roll’s biggest icons, fans will find incredible “facts” about the legend that is Gene Simmons, peppered with words of wisdom straight from the Demon’s tongue, hilarious reactions to Gene from kids, reimagined movie posters featuring Gene Simmons in the title role, and much, much more. · The Gene Simmons chess set has 1 king and 31 pawns. · When Gene Simmons breaks a sweat, everyone scrambles to put it back together. · Gene Simmons can get to the center of a Tootsie Pop in one lick. · When Gene Simmons walks into a strip club the girls pay him. · Gene Simmons doesn't need an umbrella because rain knows better. - Stan Lee was going to make Gene Simmons a Superhero, but decided to stick to fiction.

Dragonman

Author : Ted Lazaris
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1418426164
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Dragonman written by Ted Lazaris and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Butterfly Within is a novel about self-discovery, resolving internal issues, and taking responsibility for one's actions. A young woman reflects on her childhood in order to grasp a better understanding of how she came to be who she is. She also struggles to empower herself and break the cycles of self-destruction and low self-esteem that have plagued her family for generations.

Vivien Leigh

Author : Michelangelo Capua
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786480343
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Vivien Leigh written by Michelangelo Capua and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm" Margaret Mitchell opened Gone with the Wind with this description of Scarlett O'Hara, but her words can hardly be applied to Vivien Leigh, the British actress who gave an unforgettable performance as the Southern belle. Leigh possessed a beauty that men seldom failed to recognize and a charm that caught many, but her life was far from being all beauty and charm. This biography of the beautiful and tortured actress, from her birth and childhood in exotic India to her premature death in 1967, gives special attention to her development and career as a stage and film actress (which culminated in one Tony award and two Oscars). Her ambitious personality and her manic-depressive illness, including the sexual compulsion that haunted her life, her romantic and tragic marriage to Laurence Olivier, and her performances in, for instance, Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, are all detailed.

Screen World Vol. 5 1954

Author : Blum, Daniel
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780819602602
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Screen World Vol. 5 1954 written by Blum, Daniel and published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers. This book was released on 1969 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Continent of St. Louis

Author : J. L. Reynolds
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467857130
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (678 download)

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Download or read book The Continent of St. Louis written by J. L. Reynolds and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Search For Answers is the second novel and continuingstory in 'The Continent Of St. Louis' series, where a startled and confused, Vince Davis finds himself back in 2005, confined to a mental institution for telling his story and experiences of the worlds destruction in 2009. In a hostile world where no one believes him, he will have to face new challenges and adversaries in an effort to prove his sanity and sort out how he came to be, back in 2005.

LIFE

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1950-10-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

Decendents of Wyatt Arnold

Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563114747
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book Decendents of Wyatt Arnold written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998-06-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Charles McGraw

Author : Alan K. Rode
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786471727
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Charles McGraw written by Alan K. Rode and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic actor Charles McGraw appeared in over 140 roles on films and television, including the classic noir pictures The Killers (1946) and The Narrow Margin (1952). Whether portraying tough cops or sadistic killers, McGraw brought a unique authenticity to the screen. Emphasizing his impact on the film noir style, this comprehensive biography examines McGraw's lengthy career against the backdrop of a changing Hollywood. Through numerous personal interviews with his surviving intimates, close acquaintances and co-workers, his tumultuous personal life is detailed from his earliest days to his bizarre, accidental death. Also included are an extensive critical filmography of McGraw's feature film career, a complete list of television appearances and previously unpublished film stills and personal photos.

Howard Hughes

Author : Darwin Porter
Publisher : Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780974811819
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Darwin Porter and published by Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set amid descriptions of the unimaginable changes that affected America between Hughes's birth in 1905 and his death in 1976, this book gives an insider's perspective about what money can buy, and what it can't.

Robert Mitchum

Author : Lee Server
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312285432
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Robert Mitchum written by Lee Server and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-03-06 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life and career of actor Robert Mitchum in a biography of one of Hollywood's biggest and most colorful stars.