Peter McNally

Bette Davis

The Performances That Made Her Great

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Produktbeschreibung

Bette Davis, whose career spanned almost 50 years and covered theatre, radio, TV and motion pictures, was at one time the first lady of the big screen. Working with such storied performers as Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, and Joan Crawford, and directors Edmund Goulding, William Wyler and Robert Aldrich, Bette Davis provided some of the most memorable performances in movie history. This volume contains detailed analyses of Bette Davis' top twelve films spanning 1938 to 1987 and including The Letter, All About Eve, The Little Foxes, Jezebel, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and The Whales of August. Each film is discussed in depth, with an examination of its script, direction, camerawork and performances, particularly as they relate to Davis's work. A second group of films, memorable largely for Davis's performance rather than the overall success of the work, are also examined. Special emphasis is placed on the way Davis viewed her own work as well as the detrimental effect her devotion to her career had on her personal life. Appendices contain a list of her marriages and children; her Oscar nominations; a discussion of Davis's missed opportunities; and a partial chronology of her films.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9780786434992
• ISBN-10: 0786434996
• Artikelnr.: 23306494

Autorenporträt

Retired educator Peter McNally lives in Buffalo, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
The First Tier
1. The Letter (1940), A TALE OF A LIAR     
2. All About Eve (1950), BEST PERFORMANCE     
3. Dark Victory (1939), ACTING VICTORY     
4. The Little Foxes (1941), STAR VERSUS DIRECTOR     
5. Now, Voyager (1942), A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENCE     
6. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), HOLLYWOOD HORROR IN KABUKI     
7. A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982), A CONCERTO FOR DAVIS     
8. The Old Maid (1939), THE 19TH CENTURY AND ILLEGITIMACY     
9. The Virgin Queen (1955), AGAIN, A QUEEN     
10. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), FIRST AND FOREVER A
QUEEN     
11. The Whales of August (1987), THE GREATEST STAR AND THE GREATEST
STAR     
12. Jezebel (1938), THE LEGEND BEGUN     
The Second Tier
13. Not to Be Overlooked, TWELVE OTHER SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCES IN NOT
ALWAYS SIGNIFICANT FILMS     
14. In the Final Analysis     
Afterword     
Appendix I: Personal Data     
Appendix II: Nominations and Awards     
Appendix III: The "Woman's Picture" Factor     
Appendix IV: Missed Opportunities     
Appendix V: Film Chronology     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index