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Leading ladies.

Title
Leading ladies.
Publication
San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Miller, Frank, 1954-
  • Haskell, Molly
  • Turner Classic Movies (Firm)
Description
231 p. : chiefly ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Contains photographs and profiles that examine the lives and careers of fifty actresses of the studio era who empowered women, each with an annotated list of films, style notes, behind-the-scene facts, trivia, and a list of awards and nominations.
Alternative Title
  • 50 most unforgettable actresses of the studio era
  • Fifty most unforgettable actresses of the studio era
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes filmography for each actress (p. 216-230).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Jean Arthur -- Lauren Bacall -- Ingrid Bergman -- Clara Bow -- Louise Brooks -- Claudette Colbert -- Joan Crawford -- Marion Davies -- Bette Davis -- Doris Day -- Olivia de Havilland -- Marlene Dietrich -- Irene Dunne -- Greta Garbo -- Ava Gardner -- Judy Garland -- Greer Garson -- Lillian Gish -- Jean Harlow -- Susan Hayward -- Rita Hayworth -- Audrey Hepburn -- Katharine Hepburn -- Lena Horne -- Grace Kelly -- Deborah Kerr -- Hedy Lamarr -- Vivien Leigh -- Carole Lombard -- Sophia Loren -- Myrna Loy -- Shirley MacLaine -- Marilyn Monroe -- Kim Novak -- Maureen O'Hara -- Mary Pickford -- Debbie Reynolds -- Ginger Rogers -- Rosalind Russell -- Norma Shearer -- Ann Sheridan -- Barbara Stanwyck -- Gloria Swanson -- Elizabeth Taylor -- Gene Tierney -- Lana Turner -- Mae West -- Esther Williams -- Natalie Wood -- Loretta Young.
ISBN
0811852482 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 64744501
  • SCSB-11574588
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library