Joan Blondell : a life between takes / Matthew Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Matthew, 1957-

Series:

Hollywood legends series.

Hollywood legends series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

Blondell, Joan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes is the first major biography of the effervescent, scene-stealing actress (1906-1979) who conquered motion pictures, vaudeville, Broadway, summer stock, television, and radio. Born the child of vaudevillians, she was on stage by age three. With her casual sex appeal, distinctive cello voice, megawatt smile, luminous saucer eyes, and flawless timing, she came into widespread fame in Warner Bros. musicals and comedies of the 1930's, including Blonde Crazy , Gold Diggers of 1933 , and Footlight Parade . Frequent co-star to James Cagney, Clark Gable, Edward G. Rob

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Next Town; Chapter 2. Starlight; Chapter 3. Hammer and Tongs; Chapter 4. Nearer to Heaven; Chapter 5. Freelancing; Chapter 6. The Interrupted Family; Chapter 7. Gulag-on-the-Hudson; Chapter 8. Solo Rites; Chapter 9. Love, Matey; Chapter 10. I Hear Voices; Chapter 11. Predestiny; Epilogue; Filmography; Stage Appearances; Radio Appearances; Television Appearances; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes filmography: p. 245-259.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48538-5

9786612485381

1-60473-300-4

OCLC:

317321906