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Yves Montand

Author : Joseph Harriss
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813198623
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Yves Montand written by Joseph Harriss and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once described by the New York Times as "the quintessential French Romantic, half adventurer, half-intellectual," actor, singer, and political activist Yves Montand won the hearts of audiences around the world with a charisma and talent that transcended physical and linguistic borders. Born in Italy as Ivo Livi, Montand achieved international recognition for his singing and performances in films such as Salaire de la Peur (1952) and Let's Make Love (1960) with Marilyn Monroe, with whom he had a passionate but short-lived affair. An Oscar and BAFTA Award winner who was also twice nominated for a César Award for best actor, Montand's success was not limited to his work in film. Discovered and mentored by Edith Piaf, his interpretations of French songs were intense and intoxicating. His mellow baritone voice led to Broadway stardom and sent him on tour, making him one of the best-known entertainers of his day. Yves Montand: The Passionate Voice profiles Montand's complex, dynamic, and extraordinary life. From his birth in an Italian village near Florence in 1921 to his "accidental" immigration to France, his international success as an actor, singer, and activist to his sudden death from a heart attack in 1991, Joseph Harriss covers every aspect of Montand's life and career. Drawing on foreign-language biographies, Montand's autobiography, specialized studies, interviews, and other archival materials, Yves Montand is a riveting and multidimensional account of Montand's story and legacy.

Yves Montand in the USSR

Author : Mila Oiva
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030690482
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Yves Montand in the USSR written by Mila Oiva and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first book-length account of Yves Montand’s controversial tour of the Soviet Union at the turn of the years 1956/57. It traces the mixed messages of this internationally visible act of cultural diplomacy in the middle of the turbulent Cold War. It also provides an account of the celebrated French singer-actor’s controversial career, his dedication to music and to peace activism, as well as his widespread fandom in the USSR. The book describes the political background for the events of the year 1956, including the changing Soviet atmosphere after Stalin’s death, portrays the rising transnational stardom of Montand in the 1940s and 1950s, and explores the controversies aroused by his plan to visit Moscow after the Hungarian Uprising. The book pays particular attention to Montand’s reception in the USSR and his concert performances, drawing on unique archival material and oral history interviews, and analyses the documentary Yves Montand Sings (1957) released immediately after his visit.

Romance Languages and Modern Linguistic Theory

Author : Paul Hirschbühler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027277443
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Romance Languages and Modern Linguistic Theory written by Paul Hirschbühler and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions in this volume are selected and revised papers from the 20th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages, held in Ottawa in 1990. They reflect the state of Romance linguistics carried out within a broadly defined generative framework.

Proceedings of the 8th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics

Author : E. Jane Fee
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language (CSLI)
ISBN 13 : 9780937073452
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (734 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the 8th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics written by E. Jane Fee and published by Center for the Study of Language (CSLI). This book was released on 1989-12 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

French Cinema

Author : R�mi Fournier Lanzoni
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501303074
Total Pages : 633 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book French Cinema written by R�mi Fournier Lanzoni and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An all-encompassing history of French motion pictures and cinematographic trends chronologically from 1895 to the present"--

Marilyn Monroe

Author : Michelle Vogel
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476613591
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Marilyn Monroe written by Michelle Vogel and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is essentially a filmography interlaced with a complex biographical account of Marilyn Monroe's life and loves throughout her career. A lengthy introduction explains her traumatic early life and mysterious, unexpected, much talked about death. Behind the scenes information, cast and crew lists, box office grosses and photographs are given for each film. There is a Foreword by Academy Award-winning actor (West Side Story) George Chakiris, who worked as a chorus dancer in two of Monroe's biggest productions, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954). This is a definitive summation of the Hollywood icon's career.

The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals

Author : Dan Dietz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442235055
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals written by Dan Dietz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Broadway musical came of age in the 1950s, a period in which some of the greatest productions made their debuts. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include such classics as Damn Yankees, Fiorello!, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, Kismet, The Most Happy Fella, My Fair Lady, The Pajama Game, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story. Among the performers who made their marks were Julie Andrews, Bob Fosse, Carol Lawrence, and Gwen Verdon, while other talents who contributed to shows include Leonard Bernstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Richard Rodgers, and Stephen Sondheim. In The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical and revue which opened on Broadway during the 1950s. In addition to providing details on every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book includes revivals, and one-man and one-woman shows. Each entry contains the following information: Opening and closing dates Plot summary Cast members Number of performances Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs Production data, including information about tryouts Source material Critical commentary Tony awards and nominations Details about London and other foreign productions Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendices, such as a discography, film and television versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and lists of productions by the New York City Center Light Opera Company, and the New York City Opera Company. A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a complete view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

LIFE

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 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 1960-08-15 with total page 92 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.

The Genius and the Goddess

Author : Jeffrey Meyers
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252035445
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Genius and the Goddess written by Jeffrey Meyers and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a look at the marriage of the American playwright and the movie star, discussing their different backgrounds, creative needs, dependency issues, and career conflicts which led to their divorce after five tumultuous years.

Entangled East and West

Author : Simo Mikkonen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110570602
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Entangled East and West written by Simo Mikkonen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite increasing scholarship on the cultural Cold War, focus has been persistently been fixed on superpowers and their actions, missing the important role played by individuals and organizations all over Europe during the Cold War years. This volume focuses on cultural diplomacy and artistic interaction between Eastern and Western Europe after 1945. It aims at providing an essentially European point of view on the cultural Cold War, providing fresh insight into little known connections and cooperation in different artistic fields. Chapters of the volume address photography and architecture, popular as well as classical music, theatre and film, and fine arts. By examining different actors ranging from individuals to organizations such as universities, the volume brings new perspective on the mechanisms and workings of the cultural Cold War. Finally, the volume estimates the pertinence of the Cold War and its influence in post-1991 world. The volume offers an overview on the role culture played in international politics, as well as its role in the Cold War more generally, through interesting examples and case studies.

The Complete Films of Ingrid Bergman

Author : Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806509723
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Films of Ingrid Bergman written by Lawrence J. Quirk and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Anthony Summers Collection

Author : Anthony Summers
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504052625
Total Pages : 1248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Anthony Summers Collection written by Anthony Summers and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marilyn, JFK, Hoover: Three provocative works of investigative journalism by a New York Times–bestselling author and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Summers was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his acclaimed account of the 9/11 attacks, The Eleventh Day. In these three exposés, Summers uncovers the truth behind the myth-making, cover-ups, and lies surrounding the death of Marilyn Monroe, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the career of infamous FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Goddess: In this “remarkable” New York Times–bestselling biography of the iconic star’s brief life and tragic end, Summers establishes, after years of rumors, that President Kennedy and his brother Robert were both intimately involved with Monroe in life—and in covering up the circumstances of her death (The New York Times). “Convincing evidence of a crude but effective cover-up which was designed to protect Robert Kennedy.” —The Times Literary Supplement Not in Your Lifetime: Updated fifty years after the JFK assassination, Summers’s extensively researched account is comprehensive and candid, shedding new light on Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby in particular, providing “the closest we have to that literary chimera, a definitive work on the events in Dallas” (The Boston Globe). “Fresh and important . . . We rush on through [Summers’s] narrative as if we were reading an artful thriller.” —The New York Times “An awesome work, with the power of a plea as from Zola for justice.” —Los Angeles Times Official and Confidential: This “enthralling” New York Times–bestselling portrait of J. Edgar Hoover plumbs the depths of a man who possessed—and abused—enormous power as the director of the FBI for fifty years, persecuting political enemies, blackmailing politicians, and living his own surprising secret life, haunted by paranoia (Paul Theroux). “An important book that should give us all pause, especially policy makers.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “Summers’ book is not just a history of a single hero-sized hypocrite, it is a history of a vast national delusion.” —The Spectator

Hello, Norma Jeane

Author : Elisa Jordan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493053965
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Hello, Norma Jeane written by Elisa Jordan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her unforgettable image is seared into the minds of fans everywhere, and her private life continues to inspire headlines and controversy, but Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous—and misunderstood—women in the world and remains a mystery to most people. Hello, Norma Jeane cuts through the rumors and myths to present the real person behind the queen of movies and pop culture. From her chaotic childhood in Depression-era Los Angeles to her rise in the world of Hollywood and finally her untimely death—Hello, Norma Jeane explores the legendary star’s family history, connection to the movies from childhood, her personal life as an adult, and her interest in continually educating herself. Hello, Norma Jeane is compulsively readable—instead of chronological dates and dry accounts of events, there are chapters about specific aspects of her life and career. What did Marilyn like to eat? What types of books did she read? Was she really plus size? Did she nearly bring down a political empire? And how did she actually die? This book explores everything—and vividly brings to light the truth about the world’s greatest movie star.

Africa, You Have a Friend in Washington

Author : Herman J. Cohen
Publisher : New Acdemia+ORM
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Africa, You Have a Friend in Washington written by Herman J. Cohen and published by New Acdemia+ORM. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During nineteen years of overseas duty in the Foreign Service, the author served in five U.S. embassies in Africa, including a term as ambassador to the Republic of Senegal. The book highlights the author’s experiences south of the Sahara, both as Foreign Service officer and as assistant secretary of state for Africa in the George H. W. Bush administration. It is a source of useful information for American university students or recent graduates who are considering pursuing careers in the international sector.

Orgasmic Days in the South of France

Author : Barbara Keller
Publisher : Unlimited Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780967764962
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Orgasmic Days in the South of France written by Barbara Keller and published by Unlimited Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly selective personal guide to the Cote d'Azur devised by an American who spent 15 years in the hilltop town of Vence.

Garden of Dreams

Author : Patricia A. Demaio
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628468777
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Garden of Dreams written by Patricia A. Demaio and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incomparable Simone Signoret (1921-1985), one of the grand actresses of the twentieth century and one of France's most notable stars, considered herself the “oldest discovery” in Hollywood. After years of block-listing during the McCarthy era, she was thirty-eight years old when she entered Hollywood through the back door in the 1959 British blockbuster Room at the Top. Her portrayal of the endearing Alice Aisgill earned her the Academy Award in 1960, the first French actor to win a coveted Oscar. Though a latecomer to Hollywood, Signoret was already an international star who had survived the Nazi occupation of Paris, emerging in 1945 as a beautiful, promising actress capable of communicating more emotion through body language than dialogue alone could achieve. She gained a reputation as the thinking man's sex symbol and in several films portrayed prostitutes with subtlety and depth. She was fiercely protective of her privacy. But after winning the Oscar, she was dragged through the gutter when her second husband, Yves Montand, had a widely publicized affair with Marilyn Monroe. Many attributed her rapid aging and alcoholism to this betrayal. She endured this perception in silence, all the while demonstrating a remarkable capacity to reinvent herself as a bestselling author, respected social activist, and revered actress who remained in the cinema, her “garden of dreams,” for over four decades. Patricia A. DeMaio combines Signoret's courageous story with Montand's biography to reveal new information and insight into Signoret's humanitarian efforts and the vibrant film career that sustained her.

I'm Over All That

Author : Shirley MacLaine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451607318
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book I'm Over All That written by Shirley MacLaine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “IN THIS THIRD ACT OF MY LIFE, MUCH HAS BECOME CLEARER. SO MUCH IS OVER, AND I AM OVER SO MUCH . . .” At a certain time in life, we all come to realize what is truly important to us and what just doesn’t matter. For Shirley MacLaine, that time is now. In this wise, witty, and fearless collection of small observations and big-picture questions, she shares with readers all those things that she is over dealing with in life, in love, at home, and in the larger world . . . as well as the things she will never get over, no matter how long she lives. Among the things that Shirley is over: people who repeat themselves (“when you didn’t care what they said the first time”); conservatives and liberals; ill-mannered young people; the poison of celebrity (“Why do so many people want to be famous when they see how it can destroy your life?”); being polite to boring people (“If they won’t stop talking, I go into a trance and meditate”); getting older in Hollywood (“How peaceful it is not to have to look particularly pretty anymore or to wear a size 6”). In the opposite camp, there are some things Shirley will never get over: good lighting (“Marlene Dietrich taught me how to light myself”); gorgeous costars (“The vanity of male actors is an impossible wall to scale”); performing live (“Yes, it is better than sex”); and above all, brave people with curious minds (“Fear is the most powerful weapon of mass destruction”). Along the way, she recalls stories of some of the true greats she has known—Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, the two Jacks (Lemmon and Nicholson)—and ruminates on the state of Hollywood past and present. She recollects her relationships and romances with politicians (including two prime ministers), scientists, journalists, and costars. An unabashed seeker of truth and unrepentant free spirit, Shirley looks squarely at a world that can irritate, confuse, and provoke her, but that can also delight her with its beauty, humor, and future promise. Reading I’m Over All That will make you feel you have been reunited with an old friend who tells it like it is but never takes herself too seriously. Shirley MacLaine may be over all that, but this irresistible book ensures that we will never get over her.