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Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, and the golden age of Hollywood

Title: Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, and the golden age of Hollywood / Melanie Gall.
Author: Gall, Melanie
Publication: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2022]

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Description

xi, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The 1930s was a magical age in Hollywood, with Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney, Bette Davis and Clark Gable lighting up the silver screen. But Deanna Durbin's fame surpassed them all. Born in Canada, Deanna was 'discovered' by starmaker Eddie Cantor, producer Joe Pasternak and director Henry Koster, and she quickly became the world's most celebrated star. She saved Universal Studios from ruin, she was a favourite of Winston Churchill and Anne Frank, and she became the highest-paid woman in America. From the start, Deanna's life was irrevocably connected with that of another young ingénue, Judy Garland. Deanna and Judy were wildly talented, ambitious, and strong-willed young women who followed vastly different paths to stardom. While fame was thrust upon Deanna, Judy spent years struggling for success and their early friendship soon turned into a lifelong rivalry. Despite her tragic life, Judy Garland is remembered as an entertainment icon, beloved by millions. However, Deanna Durbin--who turned her back on Hollywood at the age of twenty-eight to pursue love and happiness--has been largely forgotten. But Deanna's legacy endures, and this first-ever biography tells of how her gorgeous voice and winning charm vaulted her to worldwide fame and how a thirteen-year-old girl transformed moviemaking and influenced a generation of fans as the first teenage superstar"--

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.

Contents

Prologue: "Winnipeg's sweetheart" -- Deanna's early life -- From MGM to Universal (1935-1936) -- Two smart men -- Three smart girls (1936) -- Jenny Lind in Short socks (1937) -- One hundred men and a girl (1937) -- Durbin-Daffy (1937) -- Prints at the Chinese Theatre (1938) -- Deanna Durbin devotees -- Academy Award (1939) -- The kiss (1939) -- A dash of sophistication (1940) -- The greatest love story (1941) -- Greetings from Mussolini (1941) -- Camp tour (1942) -- Deanna in WWII -- War-themed movies (1943) -- The "nightclub singer" (1943/1944) -- Two new mothers (1945) -- Highest-paid woman in America (1947) -- Perhaps (1948) -- Happily ever after -- Six decades of obscurity.

Call Number

JME 22-191

ISBN

9781493064335
1493064339

LCCN

2022001937
40031279452

OCLC

1259401696

Author

Gall, Melanie, author.

Title

Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, and the golden age of Hollywood / Melanie Gall.

Publisher

Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2022]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Other Form:

Online version: Gall, Melanie. Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, and the golden age of Holllywood Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022] 9781493069040 (DLC) 2022001938

Other Standard Identifier

40031279452

Research Call Number

JME 22-191

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