Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era
by Andrea Sarvady
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Sexy, stylish, and powerfulfrom Lillian Gish to Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy to Lauren Bacall, Jean Harlow to Grace Kelly, each of the legendary actresses featured in this book left an indelible mark in film history and define roles for women on and off the screen. Produced by Turner Classic Movies, this playful and definitive guide to fifty unforgettable actresses mirrors the focus of a month-long film festival on the channel. The life and accomplishments of each actress is celebrated in an show more insightful career overview, accompanied by an annotated list of essential films, filmographies, behind the scenes facts and style notes, Academy Award wins and nominations. Full of delightful trivia, film stills, posters, and glamorous photos, Leading Ladies pays tribute to the most charismatic, enduring, and elegant actresses of the silver screen. show lessTags
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- Jean Arthur; Lauren Bacall; Ingrid Bergman; Clara Bow; Louise Brooks; Claudette Colbert (show all 49); Marion Davies; Bette Davis; Doris Day; Olivia de Havilland; Marlene Dietrich; Irene Dunne; Greta Garbo; Ava Gardner; Judy Garland; Greer Garson; Lillian Gish; Jean Harlow; Susan Hayward; Rita Hayworth; Audrey Hepburn; Katharine Hepburn; Lena Horne; Grace Kelly; Deborah Kerr; Hedy Lamarr; Vivien Leigh; Carole Lombard; Sophia Loren; Myrna Loy; Shirley MacLaine; Marilyn Monroe; Kim Novak; Maureen O'Hara; Mary Pickford; Debbie Reynolds; Ginger Rogers; Rosalind Russell; Norma Shearer; Ann Sheridan; Barbara Stanwyck; Gloria Swanson; Elizabeth Taylor; Gene Tierney; Lana Turner; Mae West; Esther Williams; Natalie Wood; Loretta Young
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- / foreword by Robert Osborne ; introduction by Molly Haskell ; text by Andrea Cornell Sarvady ; edited by Frank Miller.
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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- 791.430280922 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions Acting and performance Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Biography Collected biography
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- PN1998.2 .S275 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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