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Entertainers were the first group of successful women to capture the public eye, taking to the stage in vaudeville and film and redefining their place in society. June Sochen introduces the white, African American, and Latina women who danced on Broadway, fell on bananas in silent films, and wisecra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sochen, June, 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2008.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Temas:
Women entertainers > United States > Biography.
Women in motion pictures.
Women on television.
Femmes artistes du spectacle > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes au cinéma.
Femmes à la télévision.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Women entertainers
Women in motion pictures
Women on television
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Entertainers were the first group of successful women to capture the public eye, taking to the stage in vaudeville and film and redefining their place in society. June Sochen introduces the white, African American, and Latina women who danced on Broadway, fell on bananas in silent films, and wisecracked in smoky clubs, as well as the modern icons of today's movies and popular music. Sochen considers such women as Mae West, Bette Davis, Shirley Temple, Lucille Ball, and Mary Tyler Moore to discover what show business did for them and what they did for the world of entertainment. She uses the li.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 240 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813149806
0813149800

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