1972, ISBN: 0870001809

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[EAN: 9780870001802], Neubuch, [PU: Arlington House, New Rochelle, N.Y.], MOTION-PICTURES, UNITED STATES, HISTORY, CINEMA, ACTORS AND ACTRESSES, DIRECTORS PRODUCERS, HOLLYWOOD, BIOGRAPHY,… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780870001802], Neubuch, [PU: Arlington House, New Rochelle, N.Y.], MOTION-PICTURES, UNITED STATES, HISTORY, CINEMA, ACTORS AND ACTRESSES, DIRECTORS PRODUCERS, HOLLYWOOD, BIOGRAPHY, REFERENCE, Jacket, In the heyday of Hollywood, every major studio had its own personality - a personality defined by its films and its stars. Thus Paramount Pictures was thought to be the haven of sophistication, style and subtlety, its actresses the epitome of wit, intelligence and beauty. In this magnificently illustrated salute to Paramount, movie historian James Robert Parish has selected 16 of the most striking and renowned of Paramount's actresses to illustrate the studio's personality. The result is The Paramount Pretties, at once a fascinating display of 50 years of film making - ranging from Male and Female (1919) to Sweet Charity (1968) - and an eye-opening mirror of the changing tastes of the American filmgoer . . . and film maker. Here are the queens of the Paramount lot, each ruling in turn as the American scene shifts from Prohibition, Depression, New Deal and World War II to the Cold War, Korea and the Sixties - each actress reflecting the dreams and the character of the era . . . as seen by Paramount. Over 350 photographs salt-and-pepper the complete filmographies and up-to-date biographies of these 16 ladies of the silver screen: . GLORIA SWANSON. Grand sophisticate with a flair for comedy . CLARA BOW. The Jazz Baby . CLAUDETTE COLBERT. Tongue-in-cheek vivacity . CAROLE LOMBARD. Striking good looks and high spirits . MARLENE DIETRICH. Das Ewig-weibliche. the eternally feminine . MIRIAM HOPKINS. Cheeky chic . SYLVIA SIDNEY. Polished and dynamic . MAE WEST. The First Liberated Woman . DOROTHY LAMOUR. Manicured exoticism . PAULETTE GODDARD. Saucy sparkle . VERONICA LAKE. Provocative lynx . DIANA LYNN. The girl next door . BETTY HUTTON. Rosie the Riveter - on the town . JOAN CAULFIELD. Charming refinement . LIZABETH SCOTT. Vibrant toughness . SHIRLEY MacLAINE. Piquant individualist. Bonus: An appendix summarizing the contributions of Paramount's moviemaking geniuses, including Cecil B. DeMille, Buddy De Sylva, Jesse L. Lasky, Ernst Lubitsch, B. P. Schulberg, Hal Wallis and Adolph Zukor. JAMES ROBERT PARISH is a New York freelance film publicist. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is a member of the New York Bar. Mr. Parish is the author of The Fox Girls and The Slapstick Queens and is co-author of The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson. He is also a frequent contributor to cinema journals. Research Associates T. ALLAN TAYLOR, godson of the late Margaret Mitchell, is a commentator on classical music for various record journals. FLORENCE SOLOMON is currently a reference supervisor at ASCAP's Index Division. She is the niece of the noted sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein. GENE ANDREWSKI produced the off-Broadway edition of Sandy Wilson's Valmount, and is inventor of the board game Movie Moguls. There is some slight creasing and eighth-inch tears to the top of the dust jacket. 587 p., Books<