From Mae to Madonna : Women Entertainers in Twentieth-Century America /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sochen, June, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2008.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women on television.
Women in motion pictures.
Women entertainers.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Femmes à la television.
Femmes au cinema.
Femmes artistes du spectacle > États-Unis > Biographies.
Women entertainers > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780813149806

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