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Ann Dvorak : Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel /
Possessing a unique beauty and refined acting skills, Ann Dvorak (1911-1979) found success in Hollywood at a time when many actors were still struggling to adapt to the era of talkies. Seemingly destined for A-list fame, critics touted her as "Hollywood's New Cinderella" after film mo...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, KY :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2013.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Ann Dvorak : |b Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel / |c Christina Rice. |
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| 490 | 0 | |a Screen classics | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Vaudeville days -- Child actress -- Schoolgirl -- Chorus cutie -- Scarface -- Hollywood's new Cinderella -- Mrs. Leslie Fenton -- Sold down the river -- Happy vagabonds -- Prodigal daughter -- Warner workhorse -- Life off camera -- Suspended contract player -- Legal eagle -- Freelance artist -- War -- Ann of all trades -- Shell shocked -- Career girl -- Broadway bound -- Seasoned professional -- Enter Nick Wade -- Hawaiian hopeful -- The end of everything -- Epilogue. | |
| 520 | |a Possessing a unique beauty and refined acting skills, Ann Dvorak (1911-1979) found success in Hollywood at a time when many actors were still struggling to adapt to the era of talkies. Seemingly destined for A-list fame, critics touted her as "Hollywood's New Cinderella" after film mogul Howard Hughes cast her as Cesca in the gangster film Scarface (1932). Dvorak's journey to superstardom was derailed when she walked out on her contractual obligations to Warner Bros. for an extended honeymoon. Later, she initiated a legal dispute over her contract, an action that was unprecedented at a time when studios exercised complete control over actors' careers. This book explores the life and career of one of the first individuals who dared to challenge the studio system that ruled Tinseltown | ||
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