Gloria Grahame Bad Girl Of Film Noir
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Gloria Grahame Bad Girl Of Film Noir
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Author : Robert J. Lentz
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Gloria Grahame Bad Girl Of Film Noir written by Robert J. Lentz and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Performing Arts categories.
A marvelous actress, Gloria Grahame (1923-1981) was also an iconic figure of film noir. Her talents are showcased in several classic motion pictures of the 1940s and 1950s, including It's a Wonderful Life, Crossfire, In a Lonely Place, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Big Heat, Oklahoma!, and The Bad and the Beautiful, for which she earned an Academy Award. This comprehensive overview of Gloria Grahame's life and work examines each of her feature films in detail, as well as her made-for-television productions, her television-series appearances and her stage career. Also discussed are the varied ways in which Grahame's acting performances were affected by her tumultuous personal life--which included four marriages, the second to director Nicholas Ray and the fourth to Ray's stepson Anthony.
Femme Noir
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Author : Karen Burroughs Hannsberry
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-10-26
Femme Noir written by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-26 with Performing Arts categories.
Though often thought of as primarily a male vehicle, the film noir offered some of the most complex female roles of any movies of the 1940s and 1950s. Stars such as Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Tierney and Joan Crawford produced some of their finest performances in noir movies, while such lesser known actresses as Peggie Castle, Hope Emerson and Helen Walker made a lasting impression with their roles in the genre. These six women and 43 others who were most frequently featured in films noirs are profiled here, focusing primarily on their work in the genre and its impact on their careers. A filmography of all noir appearances is provided for each actress.
Suicide Blonde
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Author : Vincent Curcio
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1989
Suicide Blonde written by Vincent Curcio and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Starring in such films as Crossfire and The Bad and the Beautiful, Gloria was a legend on screen as well as off. Here is her biography, a story of a self-destructive woman on a collision course with the stars and a vastly underrated classic actress who will never be forgotten. 30 black-and-white photos.
In A Lonely Place
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Author : Dorothy B. Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2010-05-06
In A Lonely Place written by Dorothy B. Hughes and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-06 with Fiction categories.
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph Los Angeles, the late 1940's. A serial killer stalks the foggy streets at night ... Dix Steele, a former fighter pilot, moved to L.A. after the war, looking for a new life. But the city is gripped by fear of a murderer in its midst. Dix, however, is not scared. And when he bumps into his old friend Brub, now a detective on the trail of the culprit, he is excited to follow the police's progress. A dark and terrible truth is revealed, in a noir novel like no other.
Claire Trevor
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Author : Derek Sculthorpe
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-05-03
Claire Trevor written by Derek Sculthorpe and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Claire Trevor (1910–2000) is best remembered as the alluring blonde femme fatale in such iconic noir films as Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Raw Deal (1948). Yet she was a versatile performer who brought rare emotional depth to her art. She was effective in a range of diverse roles, from an outcast prostitute in John Ford’s classic Stagecoach (1939) to the ambitious tennis mother in Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) to the embittered wife of a landowner in William Wellman’s overlooked gem My Man and I (1952). Nominated for three Oscars, she deservedly won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Gaye Dawn, a gangster’s broken-down moll in Key Largo (1948). The author covers her life and career in detail, recognizing her as one of the finest actresses of her generation.
Houses Of Noir
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Author : Ronald Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-11-20
Houses Of Noir written by Ronald Schwartz and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-20 with Performing Arts categories.
Film noir is a particularly American stylistic phenomenon (although named by French film critics) that permeated nearly every major, minor and independent Hollywood studio production from 1940 through the early 1960s. The author examines the best noir film from each studio and includes each studio's history, a meticulous plot outline and information on the careers of each studio's star roster. He also comments on producers, directors, screenwriters, camera men, composers, art and set directors and presents stills that represent the noir style. The book also has a discussion of independent productions and the second best film noirs of major and minor studios.
Ray Milland
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Author : James McKay
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-02-07
Ray Milland written by James McKay and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-07 with Performing Arts categories.
With no formal training as an actor, Welsh-born Ray Milland (1907-1986), a former trooper in the British Army's Household Cavalry, enjoyed a half-century career working alongside some of the great directors and stars from the Golden Age of cinema. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as the alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), a defining moment that enabled him to break free from romantic leads and explore darker shades of his debonair demeanor, such as the veiled menace of his scheming husband in Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder (1954). A consummate professional with wide range, Milland took the directorial reins in several of his starring vehicles in the 1950s, most notably in the intelligent Western A Man Alone (1955). He comfortably slipped into most genres, from romantic comedy to adventure to film noir. Later he turned to science fiction and horror movies, including two with cult filmmaker Roger Corman. This first complete filmography covers the actor's screen career, with a concise introductory biography and an appendix listing his extensive radio and television credits.
Fifty Years Behind The Microphone
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Author : Les Keiter
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Fifty Years Behind The Microphone written by Les Keiter and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A sports broadcaster looks back on his life and career and shares memories of fellow broadcasters and famous sports figures.
Pulp Fiction To Film Noir
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Author : William Hare
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Pulp Fiction To Film Noir written by William Hare and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Performing Arts categories.
During the Great Depression, pulp fiction writers created a new, distinctly American detective story, one that stressed the development of fascinating, often bizarre characters rather than the twists and turns of clever plots. This new crime fiction adapted brilliantly to the screen, birthing a cinematic genre that French cinema intellectuals following World War II christened "film noir." Set on dark streets late at night, in cheap hotels and bars, and populated by the dangerous people who frequented these locales, these films introduced a new antihero, a tough, brooding, rebellious loner, embodied by Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep. This volume provides a detailed exploration of film noir, tracing its evolution, the influence of such legendary writers as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, and the films that propelled this dark genre to popularity in the mid-20th century.
Rule Britannia
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Author : Homer B. Pettey
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2018-10-09
Rule Britannia written by Homer B. Pettey and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with Performing Arts categories.
Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British. Winner of the 2019 SAMLA Studies Book Award for Edited Collections presented by the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Rule, Britannia! surveys the British biopic, a genre crucial to understanding how national cinema engages with the collective experience and values of its intended audience. Offering a provocative take on an aspect of filmmaking with profound cultural significance, the volume focuses on how screen biographies of prominent figures in British history and culture can be understood as involved, if unofficially, in the shaping and promotion of an ever-protean national identity. The contributors engage with the vexed concept of British nationality, especially as this sense of collective belonging is problematized by the ethnically oriented alternatives of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish nations. They explore the critical and historiographical issues raised by the biopic, demonstrating that celebration of conventional virtue is not the genre’s only natural subject. Filmic depictions of such personalities as Elizabeth I, Victoria, George VI, Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher, Iris Murdoch, and Jack the Ripper are covered. Homer B. Pettey is Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at the University of Arizona. His books include Film Noir and International Noir, both coedited with Palmer. R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature and Director of the World Cinema program at Clemson University. His books include Invented Lives, Imagined Communities: The Biopic and American National Identity (coedited with William H. Epstein); Hitchcock at the Source: The Auteur as Adaptor (coedited with David Boyd); and Hitchcock’s Moral Gaze (coedited with Pettey and Steven M. Sanders), all published by SUNY Press.