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Author : Robert Windeler
Publisher : Boston : G.K. Hall
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 0816162344
Author : Scott Eyman
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005339499
A biography of Hollywood's first superstar, examining her life and career. Includes a listing of the films she made.
Author : Peggy Dymond Leavey
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459700765
Mary Pickford’s ambition, passion, innate talent, and savvy business acumen sent her career into the stratosphere and set the blueprint for the modern movie star. Born Gladys Louise Smith in 1892, Pickford was raised in a house on University Avenue in Toronto and began her acting career on the stage. However, her determination led her to the new world of motion pictures, where she not only revolutionized acting method but negotiated her own terms for the highest salary for any actress and complete creative control over her films – unheard of behaviour for a woman of that period. Pickford co-founded United Artists in 1919 with Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin, which turned the existing studio system on its head. The actress’s subsequent marriage to Fairbanks incited a fan frenzy comparable to today’s obsession with couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Although Pickford’s star faded with the advent of talking pictures, she was the catalyst for the culture of Hollywood celebrity that enthralls us today.
Author : Outlet,Outlet Book Company Staff,Random House Value Publishing Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0517074001
Author : Christel Schmidt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813140551
“Explains Pickford’s roles as not only a talented actress, but also as a philanthropist and industry leader who managed to end up her own producer.” —Time Out In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema’s first great star. In this engaging collection, co-published with the Library of Congress, an eminent group of film historians sheds new light on this icon’s incredible life and legacy. Pickford emerges from the pages in vivid detail, 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. With extensive photos and illustrations, this book paints a fascinating portrait of a key figure in American cinematic history. Includes over 200 photos, illustrations, and stills from the collections of the Library of Congress and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Author : Peggy Dymond Leavey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1525235915
Mary Pickford's ambition, passion, innate talent, and savvy business acumen sent her career into the stratosphere and set the blueprint for the modern movie star. Her determination led her to the world of motion pictures, where she negotiated her own terms for the highest salary for any actress and complete creative control over her films.
Author : Robert Windeler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:55250631
Author : Kathleen A. Feeley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429978661
On screen and off, movie star Mary Pickford personified the 'New Woman' of the early 1900s, a moniker given to women who began to demand more autonomy inside and outside the home. Well educated and career-minded, these women also embraced the new mass culture in which consumption and leisure were seen to play a pivotal role in securing happiness. Mary Pickford: Hollywood and the New Woman examines Pickford's role in the rise of industrial capitalism and consumer culture, and uses her life and unprecedented career as a wildly popular actress and savvy film mogul to illustrate the opportunities and obstacles faced by American women during this time. Following Pickford's life from her childhood on stage to her rise as a powerful studio executive, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to American film and mass culture. It also explores her struggles to surpass her confining public film persona as 'America's Sweetheart' with her creative and business achievements, mirroring how women, both then and today, must reconcile domestic life with professional aspirations and work. About the Lives of American Women series: Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a woman's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a 'good read' featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader.
Author : Kevin Brownlow
Publisher : Abradale Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015043788317
Not only does this volume feature, as the title suggests, many previously unpublished photos of the silent film star (these consisting of film stills, production shots, and personal photographs drawn from the collection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), it also contains extensive commentary on Pickford's career and each of her films. Not merely the most popular actress of her day, Pickford also exercised complete control over her films, making her a pioneer for women in positions of power in the film industry. For film historians and fans, this valuable volume contains a wealth of otherwise unavailable information about--as well as images of--her career. 9x12". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Eileen Whitfield
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813191793
A comprehensive biography of film's first star traces her rise to fame with the growth of the medium, her influence as a partner in United Artists, her relationship with Douglas Fairbanks, and her struggles later in life. UP.
Author : Richard Koszarski
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0520085353
On the age of silent movies
Author : Bronwyn Cosgrave
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781596917521
At the Academy Awards, the answer to who wore what matters just as much as who won what. Focusing on the actresses nominated for Oscars and a few seminal presenters, Made for Each Other traces the fashion trends of the widely watched Oscar ceremony. From the splendor of Vivien Leigh to the spare war-era chic of Ingrid Bergman, from the arresting glamor of Marlene Dietrich to Barbra Streisand's daring sequined Arnold Scaasi pantsuit, Bronwyn Cosgrave delivers a revealing account of the entertainers who have helped shape the look of the Academy Awards and the international couturiers and behind-the-scenes fashion players on whom they've relied. Delving deep into the partnerships that have defined Oscar fashion-Claudette Colbert and Travis Banton; Grace Kelly and Edith Head; Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy; Elizabeth Taylor and Helen Rose; Liza Minelli and Halston; Cher and Bob Mackie; Jodie Foster and Georgio Armani; Nicole Kidman and John Galliano; Hilary Swank and Randolph Duke-Cosgrave demonstrates that from the beginning fashion was as integral to Oscar night as the films it celebrated. In a package befitting the glamorous subject, Made for Each Other includes previously unseen sketches of Oscar dresses by legendary couturiers, rare vintage photographs, and fashion illustrations of key dresses created especially for this book. For fashionistas and film buffs alike, Made for Each Other is a must have for anyone interested in this perfect pairing.
Author : Wendy L. Marshall
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810852187
"In this detailed biography, Marshall chronicles Beaudine's swift rise through the ranks, his triumph as one of the most successful directors of British comedies, accumulation and loss of personal fortunes, and prolific work in television. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television also corrects much misinformation that has been written about the director. With the most complete list of his directorial credits to date, this volume serves as the ultimate authority on Beaudine's life and career."--Jacket.
Author : Angelica Shirley Carpenter
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0810852888
This book is a collection of articles about the life and work of Frances Hodgson Burnett. The broad range of subjects and the varied backgrounds of the contributing authors are a tribute to Burnett's wide and international appeal. The book includes articles by three Burnett biographers, criticism of Burnett's works, and literary and social analysis of her books by scholars from several countries. These range from Pulitzer Prize winner Alison Lurie to new scholars who are being published here for the first time. The articles range from essays to transcripts of interviews and speeches and a filmography. The book presents new research on films and plays based on Burnett books. The primary organization of the essays is chronological, but the book is also arranged to reflect the structure of the 'Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden Conference, ' held at California State University, Fresno, April 25-27, 2003
Author : Eileen Whitfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0571199801
Mary Pickford was a key figure in movie history, both as the first major silent-film actress and as a founder of United Artists, which made her the first major female film executive. Perhaps the first actress to convey realistic emotion on the screen, she was known as America's sweetheart from 1916 on, enchanting moviegoers with her amusing portraits of golden-haired princesses as well as her moving portrayals of sad-eyed waifs.Eileen Whitfield re-creates Pickford's life in vivid detail, from her poverty-stricken childhood in turn-of-the-century Toronto through her reign as mistress of Pickfair, the Beverly Hills estate where she and her swashbuckling husband, Douglas Fairbanks, entertained in the 1920s, to her sadly moving demise in 1979. Along the way Whitfield casts a new light on one of the most important -- but least understood -- artists in the history of American film.
