Marilyn Monroe - A Life of the Actress

Informationen zum Autor Carl Rollyson is professor emeritus of journalism at Baruch College, CUNY. He is author of many biographies, including Sylvia Plath Day by Day, Volumes 1 & 2 ; William Faulkner Day by Day ; The Last Days of Sylvia Plath ; A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan ; Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews ; and Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated . He is also coauthor (with Lisa Paddock) of Susan Sontag: The Making of an Icon, Revised and Updated. His reviews of biographies have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , Washington Post , and New Criterion . He also writes a column on biography twice a week for the New York Sun. Klappentext The first biography to focus on the American icon's acting craft Zusammenfassung In American popular culture, Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) has evolved in stature from movie superstar to American icon. Monroe's own understanding of her place in the American imagination and her effort to perfect her talent as an actress are explored with great sensitivity in Carl Rollyson's engaging narrative.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Carl Rollyson, Carl E. Rollyson
• Edition: University press of mississipp
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.06.2014
• EAN: 9781617039782
• ISBN: 978-1-61703-978-2
• Pages: 256
• Thèmes: Hollywood Legends; Hollywood Legends; Hollywood Legends Series
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Théâtre, ballet