Jean Gabin : The Actor Who Was France / Joseph Harriss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harriss, Joseph, author.

Series:

Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)

Screen Classics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gabin, Jean, 1904-1976.

Gabin, Jean.

Motion picture actors and actresses--France--Biography.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2018.

Summary:

In Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France, Joseph Harriss tells the story of this French icon. This well-researched biography documents Gabin's life from his start as a reluctant singer and dancer in Parisian music halls to his rise to film superstardom. Harriss recounts the actor's multi-faceted persona, including his famously fiery temper, his tumultuous love affairs-including a six-year relationship with the German star Marlene Dietrich-and his military valor. With this enthralling work, film enthusiasts can gain an appreciation of France's quintessential movie star and his lasting impact on world cinema during its Golden Age.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1 The Moncorgés

2 Good for Nothing

3 Becoming Gabin

4 Moulin Rouge

5 First Films

6 Rising Star

7 Breakthrough

8 Politics and Poetics

9 Prewar Classics (Part One)

10 Prewar Classics (Part Two)

11 Storm Clouds of War

12 Escape to America

13 Hollywood Alien

14 Marlene

15 Free French

16 Oldest Tank Commander

17 Gray Years

18 Dream Realized

19 New Persona

20 Monument

Acknowledgments

Filmography

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Screen Classics

Photographs.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Harriss, Joseph Jean Gabin

ISBN:

0-8131-9634-5