Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: 1st
Binding: hard
Publisher: St. Martin's, New York
Date Published: c1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: b/w photos. very good, vg+ dj, black cloth w/ slate green bds. 296 pgs, ISBN: 0-312-55049-9. Light soil to fore-edge from handling. Frontis. is photo of Mae West. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin`s Press, New York
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 6.5X9.5. Tightly bound-==Clean & bright pages-==No writing or marks in book-==Jacket has a little edgewear-==289 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780312550509ISBN:0312550502
Description: Good. Book cover-The cover of this book is creased or has markings in accordance with the book's age. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo 7.75-9.75'' tall. Signed by Author on blank page with Presentation note, with date. Nice Tight Clean copy! 296 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: A revealing insight into the beginnings of some of the most famous women in Hollywood. Description: xii, 296 p., [40] p. of plates: ports.; 24 cm. Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 296. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press, c1983
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: Description: xii, 296 p., [40] p. of plates: ports.; 24 cm. Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 296. read more
Description: New. 0312550499 "NEW! Hardback with jacket-Clean white pages with tight binding: NO marks, writing or stickers inside or out! From a pet-FREE, Smoke-FREE warehouse. Maybe a hint of edge wear from shelving. We ship to APO, FPO & Internationally. And...Thank you! " read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: A revealing insight into the beginnings of some of the most famous women in Hollywood. Description: xii, 296 p., [40] p. of plates: ports.; 24 cm. Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press, c1983
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780312550493ISBN:0312550499
Description: Description: xii, 296 p., [40] p. of plates: ports.; 24 cm. Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. read more
Description: 1983, 1st edition, very fine condition, with a very fine dust jacket, with a priced unclipped dust jacket flap, published by St. martin's Press, New York, 296 pages. With wit, intelligence, and panache the history of the female Movie Star; with the likes of Theda Bara, ZaSu Pitts, Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo, Mae West, Lucille Ball, Shirley Temple, Betty Grable, Doris Day, Bo Derek, Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn, and fifty five other female Movie Stars, from the ... read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
"I don't always agree with Mordden's analyses or opinions--though I often do--but I think he was one of the best writers ever about the movie industry. He could really turn a phrase: The Sound of Music was "depressingly nice"; a certain female star was "about as useful as a sequin" in dramatic movies; while off-camera, Garbo wore clothes that "a goblin wouldn't die in.""
"Insightful about things he knows about (late 30s to current, esp. MGM, musicals, screwball comedy, theater) contemptuous and glib about things he's ignorant of (silent films, early 30s women's films). This is the book that said Norma Talmadge had the appeal of a pizza-waitress, also trashes Mae Murray and Ruth Chatterton and can't help but mention Kay Francis and Loretta Young but can't bring himself to talk about them. Curious to write about actresses while hating classic women's pictures. Thinks silent film performance didn't take talent. Likes to use silent examples as tropes for stardom, but aside from the big popular silents (Griffith, Gish, some Swanson) he relies on secondary sources. Is at least respectful of Pickford and Moore (based on Higashi's book). Surprisingly, he likes Ann Harding and Greer Garson."
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