Research Catalog

Title

Claudette Colbert : she walked in beauty / Bernard F. Dick.

Author

Dick, Bernard F.

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2008], ©2008.

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Details

Description

xvi, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 21 cm.

Summary

"Claudette Colbert: She Walked in Beauty is the first major biography of Colbert (1903-1996) published in over twenty years. Bernard F. Dick chronicles Colbert's long career, but also explores her early life in Paris and New York. Along with discussing how she left her mark on Broadway, Hollywood, radio, and television, the book explores Colbert's lifelong interests in painting, fashion design, and commercial art. Using correspondence, interviews, periodicals, film archives, and other research materials, the biography reveals a smart, talented actress who conquered Hollywood and remains one of America's most captivating screen icons."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Hollywood legends series

Uniform Title

Hollywood legends series.

Subject

• Colbert, Claudette
• Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318) and index.
• Includes filmography: p. 303-304.

Contents

Ch. 1. Lily of Saint-Mande -- Ch. 2. Becoming Claudette Colbert -- Ch. 3. Commuting to Work -- Ch. 4. "Ready When You Are, C. B." -- Ch. 5. That Wonderful Year -- Ch. 6. A Night to Remember -- Ch. 7. The End of a Modern Marriage -- Ch. 8. Life after Oscar -- Ch. 9. Blaze of Noon -- Ch. 10. Claudette and the "Good War" -- Ch. 11. Slow Fade to Legend -- Ch. 12. The Last Picture Shows -- Ch. 13. The Long Voyage Home -- Ch. 14. She's Back on Broadway -- Ch. 15. The Stigma -- Ch. 16. Slow Fade to Black -- Ch. 17. Envoi -- Broadway Plays -- Major Radio Appearances -- Major Television Appearances.

ISBN

• 9781604730876 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1604730870 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2008003953
• 40015873626

OCLC

• ocn191697461
• 191697461
• SCSB-5432152

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries