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Natalie Wood / Rebecca Sullivan.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.W59 S85 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sullivan, Rebecca, 1966- author.
- Series:
- Film stars
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wood, Natalie.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Wood, Natalie--Criticism and interpretation.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave, on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2016.
- Summary:
- "A lucid and engaging study of the enigmatic stardom of Natalie Wood, locating her star persona in the changing production contexts of Hollywood and in the shifting perceptions of female sexuality and agency. This persuasive text seeks to rectify her neglected career by throwing light on her contributions to Hollywood both as an actor and as a star" -- Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The child-woman
- The sexual hysteric
- Racial and sexual ambiguity
- A sexual libertine in the suburbs
- Conclusion: the eternal ingénue.
- Notes:
- "A BFI book published by Palgrave" -- Title page.
- Includes bibliography (pages 130-143), filimography (pages 144-147) and index.
- ISBN:
- 184457637X
- 9781844576371
- OCLC:
- 933420525
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