Good dames - Hardcover

Good Dames - Virtue in the Cinema

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. The faces and voices of Eve Arden, Agnes Moorehead, Angela Lansbury, Thelma Ritter. and Eileen Heckart are familiar to many people, but how many star-watchers could match the name to the performer? These five women are celebrated for their fine 'supporting character' roles, but often the public is ill-acquainted with them as people. In Good Dames experienced film writer-researcher-historian James Robert Parish delves into the careers of these extraordinary women, providing new insight into their professional and personal lives. Each of the five women has a full chapter devoted to her, and each chapter contains a detailed filmography with cast, credits, and character names. Fully captioned photographs add to the nostalgia and fun of identifying these 'good dames' in some of show business's best roles. In addition, the author provides a complete survey of each actress's stage, radio, and television careers, with reviews of these ventures and quotations by the women themselves. Although these ladies have been seen for many years in films and on television, this is the first book to study and appraise their work in depth. They are among the most highly respected and best paid character players in show business, yet often they have not received the critical attention or publicity of less talented actresses. Mr. Parish is the author of several other highly praised books on film and film personalities. With Good Dames he has paid tribute to five great actresses who have demonstrated considerable versatility in their long spans of show business work. Too often their performances have been sloughed off by critics as being either 'typical' or 'good as usual,' but rarely has an attempt been made to analyze their work. Mr. Parish has ferreted beneath the surface to portray these ladies as the super professionals they are. Slight bumping to top and bottom of spine. Book. Seller Inventory # 000886

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