Irene Dunne - First Lady of Hollywood

Informationen zum Autor Wes D. Gehring is a distinguished professor of film at Ball State University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine, for which he also writes the column "Reel World." He is the author of 40 film books, including biographies of James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Robert Wise, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin. Klappentext This is the first full-length biography of Irene Dunne, one of the most versatile actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. A recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors award in 1985, Dunne's acting highlights include five Best Actress Oscar nominations, occurring in almost as many different genres: the Western Cimarron (1931), two screwball comedies: Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and The Awful Truth (1937), the romantic comedy Love Affair (1939), and the populist I Remember Mama (1948).A biography of Irene Dunne, one of the most versatile actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. A recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors award in 1985, Dunne's acting highlights include five Best Actress Oscar nominations, occurring in almost as many different genres as the Western "Cimarron", the romantic comedy "Love Affair", and "I Remember Mama".

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Wes Gehring, wes d Gehring, Wes D. Gehring
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.07.2006
• EAN: 9780810858640
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-5864-0
• Seiten: 217
• Abmessung: 133 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Serien: Filmmakers Series,; The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett