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Brigitte Bardot : a biography / Barnett Singer.
Van Pelt Library PN2638.B25 S56 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Singer, Barnett.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bardot, Brigitte.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--France--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2006]
- Summary:
- "In this book the author makes the case that far from being just a pretty face or a spotlight grabber, Bardot is a fine actress and a compassionate and intelligent individual. Chapters cover her childhood in Paris, her years in film, her tumultuous personal life, and her involvement in animal welfare activism"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 A Parisian Childhood 5
- 2 The Vadim Years 17
- 3 The Era of High Celebrity 36
- 4 Waning Stardom and the Rise of Sachs 74
- 5 Playing Out the String 95
- 6 Goodbye Movies, Hello Animals 109
- 7 Allain and the Animals in the '80s 126
- 8 Battles of the '90s 157
- 9 Bardot Today 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786425156
- OCLC:
- 64595881
- Publisher Number:
- 9780786425150
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