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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Titre(s) : Mary Pickford [Texte imprimé] : queen of the movies / edited by Christel Schmidt
Publication : Lexington, KY : Library of Congress/University Press of Kentucky, 2012
Description matérielle : x, 276 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm
Comprend : Introduction / Molly Haskell ; The Natural: Transitions in Mary Pickford's Acting
from the Footlights to Her Greatest Role in Film / Eileen Whitfield ; Childhood Revisited:
An Evaluation of Mary Pickford's Youngest Characters / Eileen Whitfield ; Mary Pickford:
passionate producer / Kevin Brownlow ; Father of the Family: Mary Pickford's Journey
from Breadwinner to Businesswoman / Christel Schmidt ; Pickford and Fairbanks: A
Modern Marriage / Christel Schmidt ; "Little Mary": Formidable Philanthropist / Alison
Trope ; America's Sweetheart / Edward Wagenknecht ; Dressing the Part: Mary Pickford's
Use of Costume / Beth Werling ; American Idol: Mary Pickford, World War I, and the
Making of a National Icon / Christel Schmidt ; Laws of attraction: Mary Pickford,
movies, and the evolution of fame / Eileen Whitfield ; Crown of Glory: The Rise and
Fall of the Mary Pickford Curls / Christel Schmidt ; Blood and Sympathy: Race and
the Films of Mary Pickford / Elizabeth Binggeli ; The Films of Mary Pickford / James
Card ; Mary Pickford and the Archival Film Movement / Christel Schmidt ; The Mary
Pickford Film Collection at the Library of Congress / Christel Schmidt ; The Mary
Pickford Photograph Collection at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'
Margaret Herrick Library / Robert Cushman ; The Mary Pickford Costume and Ephemera
Collection at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County / Beth Werling ; Chronology
of Mary Pickford's Life / Christel Schmidt ; Filmography / Christel Schmidt.
Note(s) : Include filmography (p. 241-249). - Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-263) and index
Discusses the legacy of cinema's first movie star Mary Pickford, including her acting,
philanthropy, and how she obtained creative control of her own films ; Moviegoers
were riveted by Mary Pickford's magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's
first great star. Now an eminent group of film historians shed new light on this icon's
incredible life and legacy. She is revealed as a gifted actress, a philanthropist,
and a savvy industry leader who fought for creative control of her films and ultimately
became her own producer
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Schmidt, Christel (1969-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Pickford, Mary (1892-1979) -- Critique et interprétation
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 28092 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Jeu et interprétation - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813136479 (hardcover) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0813136474 (hardcover) (alk. paper).
- ISBN 9780813136677 (pdf). - ISBN 0813136679 (pdf). - ISBN 9780813140551 (epub).
- ISBN 0813140552 (epub)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43628623k
Notice n° :
FRBNF43628623
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