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The woman who dared : the life and times of Pearl White, queen of the serials /

"In the early days of motion pictures-before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound-there was a woman named Pearl White (1889-1938). A quintessential beauty of the time, with her perfectly tousled bob and come-hither stare, White's rise to stardom was swif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Drew, William M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Prairie Daughter
  • 2. The Actress
  • 3. On the Road
  • 4. The Picture Player
  • 5. Movie Star
  • 6. The Perils of Pauline
  • 7. "Elaine, My Moving Picture Queen"
  • 8. The National Heroine
  • 9. Love and War
  • 10. The House of Hate
  • 11. Farewell to Serials
  • 12. The Year of Change
  • 13. "Travelin' Around"
  • Plates
  • 14. Fox's "Marvel of the Screen"
  • 15. The Breakup
  • 16. The Darling of Paris
  • 17. Farewell to America
  • 18. One More Cinematic Adventure
  • 19. Back on the Boards
  • 20. A Gilded Exile
  • 21. "The World's Her Oyster"
  • 22. One More Journey
  • 23. "The Reel Runs Back"
  • 24. The Aftermath
  • Acknowledgments
  • Filmography