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Deanna Durbin in Hollywood : her life, films and music
- Title
- Deanna Durbin in Hollywood : her life, films and music / Barry Lowe.
- Author
- Lowe, Barry, 1947-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
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Details
- Description
- viii, 230 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Known as the first film teenager, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular actresses of the 1930s and 1940s. From starring alongside legends like Judy Garland to playing the lead role in classic film musicals, her rise to fame seemed almost like fantasy. But her life behind the scenes was anything but glamorous. Though Durbin was a princess to the public, she was a puppet to film studios and producers and a punching bag for critics and gossip columnists. At the end of her twelve-year career, her only wish was to be forgotten. Impossible. This book pays tribute to Deanna Durbin by placing her life and career in the context of her time and appraises her film work from both a contemporaneous and a modern view. It includes a short biography, an in-depth discussion of her films, and an extensive filmography and bibliography of her work. Readers will discover the true identity behind the people's Cinderella and how Durbin's career opened Hollywood's studio gates to a generation of adolescent performers"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226), filmography (pages 171-208), and index.
- Contents
- Edna Mae to Deanna -- Two smart men and a girl -- One hundred men and Deanna -- Daddy issues -- That certain age -- Growing pains -- Cinderella's first kiss -- Ready for romance -- Love at last -- It started with Eve -- Suspension -- At your service -- Universal's rules of the game -- A fine romance -- Everybody ought to have a maid -- Have yourself a merry little Christmas -- Deanna in glorious Technicolor -- Murder, she says -- The second time around -- Turning the tables -- The trouble with Deanna -- Happy-go-lucky and free.
- Call Number
- MWES (Durbin, D.) 24-2970
- ISBN
- 9781476685335
- 1476685339
- 9781476651750 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023058811
- OCLC
- 1420042912
- Author
- Lowe, Barry, 1947- author.
- Title
- Deanna Durbin in Hollywood : her life, films and music / Barry Lowe.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226), filmography (pages 171-208), and index.
- Research Call Number
- MWES (Durbin, D.) 24-2970