Memoir & Biography
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Marlene Dietrich: Photographs and Memories [Paperback]
Marlene Dietrich (Author)
£32.50ISBN: 9780813195452
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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Marlene Dietrich never threw away anything. She kept her good-luck rag doll (it appeared with her in The Blue Angel and followed her to dressing tables on every movie set). She kept the letters she received from her lovers and her husband... .... Learn More -
Marlene Dietrich's ABC's: Wit, Wisdom, and Recipes [Paperback]
Marlene Dietrich (Author)
£13.00ISBN: 9780813195438
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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From the wonderfully varied and witty mind of Marlene Dietrich comes an alphabetised collection of her most zany, honest, and heartfelt thoughts. Offering her take on a range of ideas, people, and items, Marlene Dietrich's ABC is an unpre... .... Learn More -
The Queen of Technicolor: Maria Montez in Hollywood [Hardback]
Tom Zimmerman (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780813182575
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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Best known for her appearances in the six Technicolour 'Neverland' movies, Maria Montez is a film icon. Growing up as one of ten children in the Dominican Republic, her rise as a film star in the United States seemed unlikely. In 1939, Montez set ... .... Learn More -
Hans Christian Andersen – A Cultural Icon [Hardback]
Anne Klara Bom (Author)
£42.00ISBN: 9788772190174
Published by : Aarhus University Press
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Hans Christian Andersen is an cultural icon. But what is an icon exactly? And how did Hans Christian Andersen become one? In Denmark and abroad. This book looks into the different meanings and uses of the word icon and into the making of the cultu... .... Learn More -
Mellencamp, updated edition: American Troubadour [Paperback]
David Masciotra (Author)
£20.50ISBN: 9780813195568
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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Despite his numerous hits and Grammy nominations - and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - John Mellencamp remains one of America’s most underrated songwriters. In Mellencamp, David Masciotra explores the life and career of this impo... .... Learn More -
American Workman: The Life and Art of John Kane [Hardback]
Maxwell King (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780822947042
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
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A comprehensive, novel reassessment of the life and work of one of America's most influential self-taught artists, John Kane. The book presents a full account of Kane's life as a working man, including his time as a steelworker, coal miner, street... .... Learn More -
My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington [Hardback]
George Stevens (Author)
£25.50ISBN: 9780813195247
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
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George Stevens Jr. grew up on movie sets. His grandmother, aunts, uncles, and other family members were all entertainers, but it was his father, director George Stevens Sr., who cast the longest shadow. The elder Stevens won best director Oscars f... .... Learn More -
Anne Bancroft: A Life [Paperback]
Douglass K. Daniel (Author)
£20.50ISBN: 9780813195421
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" These famous lines from The Graduate (1967) would forever link Anne Bancroft (1931–2005) to the groundbreaking film and confirm her status as a movie icon. Along with her portrayal of Annie ... .... Learn More -
Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars [Paperback]
Bernard F. Dick (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9780813195384
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Hal Wallis might not be as well known as David O. Selznick or Samuel Goldwyn, but the films he produced—Casablanca, Jezebel, Now Voyager, The Life of Emile Zola, Becket, True Grit, and many other classics (as well as scores of Elvis movies)—have c... .... Learn More -
Parker Hitt: The Father of American Military Cryptology [Hardback]
Betsy Rohaly Smoot (Author)
£21.50ISBN: 9780813182407
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: American Warriors Series
"The history of war teems with occasions where the interception of dispatches and orders written in plain language has resulted in defeat and disaster for the force whose intentions thus became known at once to the enemy." So begins Colonel Parker... .... Learn More