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Edward Baron Turk Hollywood Diva (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Hollywood Diva : a Biography of Jeanette Macdonald
- Publication Name
- Hollywood Diva
- Title
- Hollywood Diva
- Subtitle
- A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0520222539
- EAN
- 9780520222533
- ISBN
- 9780520222533
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
- Release Year
- 2000
- Release Date
- 03/04/2000
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 27.3 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Topic
- Film / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Number of Pages
- 486 Pages
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Jeanette MacDonald, the movie musical's first superstar, was an American original whose onscreen radiance mirrored a beguiling real-life personality. Based in large part on the author's exclusive access to MacDonald's private papers, including her unpublished memoir, this vivid, often touching biography transports us to a time when lavish musical films were major cultural events and a worldwide public eagerly awaited each new chance to fall under the singer's spell. Edward Baron Turk shows how MacDonald brilliantly earned her Hollywood nickname of "Iron Butterfly," and why she deserves a privileged position in the history of music and motion pictures. What made MacDonald a woman for our times, readers will discover, was her uncommon courage: Onscreen, the actress portrayed strong charcters in pursuit of deep emotional fulfillment, often in defiance of social orthodoxy, while offscreen she personified energy, discipline, and practical intellect. Drawing on interviews with individuals who knew her and on MacDonald's own words, Turk brings to life the intricate relations between the star and her legendary costars Maurice Chevalier, Clark Gable, and, above all, baritone Nelson Eddy. He reveals the deep crushes she inspired in movie giants Ernst Lubitsch and Louis B. Mayer and the extraordinary love story she shared with her husband of twenty-seven years, actor Gene Raymond. More than simply another star biography, however, this is a chronicle of American music from 1920s Broadway to 1960s television, in which Turk details MacDonald's fearless efforts to break down distinctions between High Art and mass-consumed entertainment. Hollywood Diva will attract fans of opera and concert music as much as enthusiasts of the great Hollywood musicals. It is first-rate cultural and film history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520222539
ISBN-13
9780520222533
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1653889
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hollywood Diva : a Biography of Jeanette Macdonald
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Film / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
486 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
97-44792
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE. BORN TO SING 1. "Now everybody's got to clap!" 2. Scandals 3· Twinkling Stars and Four-Leaf Clovers 4· A Fair Princess on Broadway PART TWO. LINGERIE QUEEN OF THE TALKIES 5· Lubitsch and Chevalier 6. Only a Nose 7· Vive la France! 8. Mr. Mayer and the Widow PART THREE. HOLLYWOOD DIVA 9· An All-American Team IO. The Iron Butterfly II. Hollywood Diva 12. Middlebrow Muse 13. The Soprano Militant PART FOUR. ECHOES OF SWEET SONG 14. Battles Operatic I5. A Graceful Exit I6. Distress Signals I7. "Carve your name in human hearts" 18. "Just the echo of a sigh" Afterword Stage Credits Film Credits Principal Recording Sessions Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Photo Credits Index
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
97-044792
Illustrated
Yes
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