Paul Green

Jennifer Jones

The Life and Films

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Produktbeschreibung

The distinguished film career of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Jones (1919-2009) is thoroughly chronicled from her faltering start as Phylis Isley (her real name) at Republic Studios in 1939, to her re-invention as a major star by producer David O. Selznick, the actress' second husband. Each of her 24 films--among them The Song of Bernadette, Since You Went Away, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, Madame Bovary and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing--is discussed in depth. Robert Osborne, host of the Turner Classic Movies cable channel, affectionately recalls his interview with Jennifer Jones in the Foreword. The actress' biography, radio appearances and unrealized projects are also covered, along with previously undocumented details of her limited stage career, including a 1966 revival of Clifford Odets' The Country Girl.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780786460410
• ISBN-10: 0786460415
• Artikelnr.: 32739801

Autorenporträt

The late Paul Green worked as an artist in the UK for Marvel, DC and World Distributors, among others, on titles such as Doctor Who, Rambo, Action Man, Wonder Woman and Star Trek. The author of many books about television and film history, he lived in Rustburg, Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Robert Osborne     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Oklahoma to Hollywood     
2. Republic Pictures     
3. Return to New York City     
4. The Song of Bernadette     
5. Since You Went Away     
6. Love Letters     
7. Cluny Brown     
8. Duel in the Sun     
9. Portrait of Jennie     
10. We Were Strangers     
11. Madame Bovary     
12. Gone to Earth     
13. Carrie     
14. Ruby Gentry     
15. Stazione Termini aka Indiscretion of an American Wife     
16. Beat the Devil     
17. Love Is a Many- Splendored Thing     
18. Good Morning, Miss Dove     
19. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit     
20. The Barretts of Wimpole Street     
21. A Farewell to Arms     
22. Tender Is the Night     
23. The Idol     
24. Angel, Angel, Down We Go     
25. The Towering Inferno     
26. Life After Film     
27. The Plays of Jennifer Jones     
28. Jennifer Jones on Radio     
29. The Films That Got Away     
30. Reluctant Sex Symbol     
Filmography     
Appendix: Jennifer Jones Credits and Memorabilia     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index