Derek Sculthorpe

Claire Trevor

The Life and Films of the Queen of Noir

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9781476671932
• ISBN-10: 1476671931
• Artikelnr.: 48213205

Autorenporträt

Derek Sculthorpe, an archives assistant and researcher, has written plays, short stories and articles. He lives in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface
1.
Lady-in-Waiting
2.
Broadway Sojourn
3.
Hollywood "Vacation"
4.
B-Movie Queen
5.
Sophisticated Lady
6.
The Queen Escapes from the "B" Hive
7.
Radio Interlude
8.
Stagecoach
9.
"I'm not the Western type" 10.
The War Years: Street of Chance 11.
Femme Fatale 12.
Queen of Noir 13.
"Come on, Lady Bountiful!" 14.
Hard, Fast and Beautiful 15.
The High and the Mighty 16.
The Small Screen 17.
The Sixties 18.
Swansong Epilogue Appendix: Appearances Chapter Notes Bibliography Index