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1998, ISBN: 0517703769

Gebundene Ausgabe, ID: 20311842302

[EAN: 9780517703762], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Crown, U.S.A.], Biography & Autobiography|Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Women, Jacket, Book appears without flaw; but there is some rubbing to inside of Dust jacket which can not been seen without removing the jacket. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. -----When the Glamour Era met the Golden Age of cinema, it cast a spell on a public beaten by the Depression and the threat of war. ----- But the key ingredient in 1930s glamour was personality. Annette Tapert's movie-queen profiles, rich with fresh insights, reach beyond the star-making machinery, fan magazines, fashions, and cosmetics to the essence of each women: the carefully molded image of Gloria Swanson, who started it all . . . Marlene Dietrich's siren persona on and off screen . . . the "reverse glamour" of Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. Their power--and that of Joan Crawford, Carole Lombard, Norma Shearer, Claudette Colbert, and the long-neglected Kay Francis, Dolores Del Rio, and Constance Bennett--lay in using style, wit, and guile to outsmart the studio system and enchant the world. In these pages we see how, veiled in intrigue and mystery, they brought glamour very close to its original meaning: witchcraft., Books

1998, ISBN: 9780517703762

Gebundene Ausgabe, ID: 910311935

U.S.A.: Crown, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book appears without flaw; but there is some rubbing to inside of Dust jacket which can not been seen without removing the jacket. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. -----When the Glamour Era met the Golden Age of cinema, it cast a spell on a public beaten by the Depression and the threat of war. ----- But the key ingredient in 1930s glamour was personality. Annette Tapert's movie-queen profiles, rich with fresh insights, reach beyond the star-making machinery, fan magazines, fashions, and cosmetics to the essence of each women: the carefully molded image of Gloria Swanson, who started it all . . . Marlene Dietrich's siren persona on and off screen . . . the "reverse glamour" of Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. Their power--and that of Joan Crawford, Carole Lombard, Norma Shearer, Claudette Colbert, and the long-neglected Kay Francis, Dolores Del Rio, and Constance Bennett--lay in using style, wit, and guile to outsmart the studio system and enchant the world. In these pages we see how, veiled in intrigue and mystery, they brought glamour very close to its original meaning: witchcraft.., Crown, 1998

ISBN: 9780517703762

ID: 1703111

When the Glamour Era met the Golden Age of cinema, it cast a spell on a public beaten by the Depression and the threat of war. But the key ingredient in 1930s glamour was personality. Annette Tapert's movie-queen profiles, rich with fresh insights, reach beyond the star-making machinery, fan magazines, fashions, and cosmetics to the essence of each woman: the carefully molded image of Gloria Swanson, who started it all ... Marlene Dietrich's siren persona on and off screen ... the "reverse glamour" of Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. Their power -- and that of Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, and the long-neglected Kay Francis, Dolores Del Rio, and Constance Bennett -- lay in using style, wit, and guile to outsmart the studio system and enchant the world. In these pages we see how, veiled in intrigue and mystery, they brought glamour very close to its original meaning: witchcraft. The Power of Glamour: The Women Who Defined the Magic of Stardom Tapert, Annette / Edkins, Diana, Crown Publishers

ISBN: 0517703769

ID: 4402361

Profiles eleven women who exemplified 1930s Hollywood--Gloria Swanson, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Kay Francis, Dolores Del Rio, and Constance Bennett. arts and literature,arts music and photography,biographical,biographies,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,entertainers,fashion,history Entertainers, Crown Publishing Group

ISBN: 0517703769

ID: 4402361

Profiles eleven women who exemplified 1930s Hollywood--Gloria Swanson, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Kay Francis, Dolores Del Rio, and Constance Bennett. arts and literature,arts music and photography,biographies,biographies,entertainers,fashion,history,humor and entertainment,movies,photography Entertainers, Crown Publishing Group