Peter Shelley

Frances Farmer

The Life and Films of a Troubled Star

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Produktbeschreibung

Previous biographies of American actress Frances Farmer (1913-1970) have downplayed her professional achievements to emphasize her turbulent personal life, including several police arrests and repeated confinements in a state mental hospital. By focusing upon her acting career, this book endeavors to restore her position as a significant Hollywood player of the 1930s, '40s and '50s. An analysis of her film, radio and television work is offered, as well as assessments of the three Frances Farmer biopics and the documentaries in which she is featured. Each of her 16 films receives a chapter-length discussion. A very lengthy biographical chapter is included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780786447459
• ISBN-10: 0786447451
• Artikelnr.: 29349201

Autorenporträt

Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction and Biography     
THE FILMS
Too Many Parents (1936)     
Border Flight (1936)     
Rhythm on the Range (1936)     
Come and Get It (1936)     
Exclusive (1937)     
The Toast of New York (1937)     
Ebb Tide (1937)     
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)     
South of Pago Pago (1940)     
Flowing Gold (1940)     
World Premiere (1941)     
Badlands of Dakota (1941)     
Among the Living (1941)     
Son of Fury (1942)     
No Escape (1943)     
The Party Crashers (1958)     
TELEVISION
Toast of the Town/The Ed Sullivan Show ( June 1957)     
Toast of the Town/The Ed Sullivan Show (October 1957)     
Playhouse 90-"Reunion" (1958)     
Matinee Theatre-"Something Stolen, Something Blue" (1958)     
This Is Your Life (1958)     
Studio One-"Tongues of Angels" (1958)     
Frances Farmer Presents (1958-1964, including Indianapolis special)     
BIOPICS AND DOCUMENTARIES
Frances (1982)     
Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)     
Committed (1984)     
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1988)     
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)     
Hollywood Undressed (1991)     
E! Mysteries and Scandals (1998)     
A&E Biography-"Paradise Lost" (2000)     
Bibliography     
Index