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The sex goddess in American film, 1930-1965 : Jean Harlow, Mae West, Lana Turner, and Jayne Mansfield / Jessica Hope Jordan.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.F44 J67 2009
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LIBRA PN1995.9.F44 J67 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jordan, Jessica Hope.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Femmes fatales in motion pictures.
- Sex in motion pictures.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- United States.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Cambria Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Sex as cinematic capital : Jean Harlow and the economy of the gold digger
- Sex as a cinematic "queening" : Mae West decamps
- Sex as cinematic code : Lana Turner's star text and the duplicity of the femme fatale
- Sex as cinematic eroticism : Jayne Mansfield's breasts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781604976632
- 1604976632
- OCLC:
- 465190342
- Publisher Number:
- 99936650200
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