Mary Pickford : Queen of the Movies /

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In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star. In this engaging collection, copublished with the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schmidt, Christel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pickford, Mary, > 1892-1979.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Producteurs et realisateurs de cinema > États-Unis > Biographies.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star. In this engaging collection, copublished with the Library of Congress, an eminent group of film historians sheds new light on this icon's incredible life and legacy. Pickford emerges from the pages in vivid detail. She is revealed as a gifted actress, a philanthropist, and a savvy industry leader who fought for creative control of her films ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813136677

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