This work features interviews with 25 leading ladies who starred in B-westerns, A-westerns, and television westerns. Some were well-known and others were not, but they all have fascinating stories to tell and they talk candidly about their careers and the difficulties that went along with their jobs. Often, conditions were severe, locations harsh, and pay minimal. The actresses were sometimes the only females on location and had to provide their own wardrobe and do their own make-up, and sometimes discourage the advances of over-affectionate co-stars. Despite these difficulties, most of the actresses agree that they had fun. Claudia Barrett, Francis Dee, Beverly Garland, Lisa Gaye, Marie Harmon, Mary Ellen Kay, Ruta Lee, Mala Powers, Ann Rutherford, Ruth Terry, and Beverly Washburn are among the 25 actresses interviewed.
This entry refers to the LARGE PRINT edition. For the standard edition please see ISBN 978-0-7864-2656-0.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"highly recommended...great fun...with their unparalleled knowledge of the western film, the authors manages to extract some terrific stories out of these gals...valuable tidbits about Hollywood in general"-Classic Images; "insightful...an often riveting account of the lives of actresses who never really became stars...and why they didn't"-Big Reel; "worthy...very good value"-Wranglers' Roost; "a good read...an invaluable resource"-True West; "a fun read and a relevant book for film, feminist, and western American studies"-Western American Literature; "many of the interviews have never seen print before...present[s] a clear snapshop of how western filmmaking and 'the business' evolved"-Western Clippings; "a trove of tidbits and reminiscences...libraries supporting film studies and women in film courses will want to have [this book]"-Feminist Collections; "most interesting book...highly recommend"-The Old Cowboy Picture Show; "interesting"-Reference & Research Book News.
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Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
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Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-3938-6 (9780786439386)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The late Michael G. Fitzgerald was an accountant and the organizer of the annual Universal Players Reunion. He lived in El Dorado, Arkansas. Boyd Magers, president of Video West, has contributed to scores of magazines and several television documentaries. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Mala Powers
Foreword by Marion Shilling
Introduction
THE INTERVIEWS
Claudia Barrett
Reno Browne
Phyllis Coates
Louise Currie
Frances Dee
Beverly Garland
Lisa Gaye
Marie Harmon
Virginia Herrick
Lois January
Anne Jeffreys
Mary Ellen Kay
Ruta Lee
Adele Mara
Carole Mathews
Noel Neill
Mala Powers
Madlyn Rhue
Elaine Riley
Ann Rutherford
Olive Sturgess
Ruth Terry
Beverly Washburn
Marie Windsor
Jane Withers
Index
