The First Female Stars

Informationen zum Autor DAVID W. MENEFEE is a contributing writer for The Dallas Times Herald and The Dallas Morning News . He is the author of Sarah Bernhardt: In the Theater of Film and Sound Recordings , the first-ever comprehensive study of the actress's recorded work. Klappentext The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era rediscovers the fascinating lives and pioneering achievements of 15 women who dared to venture into early motion pictures, an industry dominated by men, and who not only succeeded but became the focal points of the industry. Each star earned a position at the height of her profession, and though many are largely forgotten today, made a lasting and significant contribution to early cinema. In this entertaining and informative volume, author David Menefee reveals these women and their signature roles, drawing on many original sources to show us how such actresses as Theda Bara, Sarah Bernhardt, Dorothy Gish, and Norma Talmadge were received in their time, and the many ways in which their influence remains important today.Each profile contains a biographical treatment, an analysis of key films from her career, a discussion of the actress's influence on the medium, and selected filmography. Each also includes two photographs, most often one of the actress herself and a still from a film. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Theda Bara Beverly Bayne Sarah Bernhardt Pauline Frederick Carol Dempster Gene Gauntier Janet Gaynor Dorothy Gish Mae Marsh Mae Murray Alla Nazimova Constance Talmadge Norma Talmadge Laurette Taylor Pearl White Appendix Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: David Menefee, David W. Menefee, Menefee David W.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2004
• EAN: 9780275982591
• ISBN: 978-0-275-98259-1
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Individual actors & performers, Films, cinema, Gender studies: women, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Individual actors and performers, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Popular Culture: Film