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Hollywood Diva : A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald by Edward Baron Turk (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520222539
ISBN-139780520222533
eBay Product ID (ePID)1653889
Product Key Features
Book TitleHollywood Diva : a Biography of Jeanette Macdonald
Number of Pages540 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFilm / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorEdward Baron Turk
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-044792
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments PART ONE. BORN TO SING 1. "Now everybody's got to clap!" 2. Scandals 3· Twinkling Stars and Four-Leaf Clovers 4· A Fair Princess on Broadway PART TWO. LINGERIE QUEEN OF THE TALKIES 5· Lubitsch and Chevalier 6. Only a Nose 7· Vive la France! 8. Mr. Mayer and the Widow PART THREE. HOLLYWOOD DIVA 9· An All-American Team IO. The Iron Butterfly II. Hollywood Diva 12. Middlebrow Muse 13. The Soprano Militant PART FOUR. ECHOES OF SWEET SONG 14. Battles Operatic I5. A Graceful Exit I6. Distress Signals I7. "Carve your name in human hearts" 18. "Just the echo of a sigh" Afterword Stage Credits Film Credits Principal Recording Sessions Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Photo Credits Index
SynopsisJeanette MacDonald, the movie musical's first superstar, was an American original whose onscreen radiance mirrored a beguiling real-life personality. Based in large part on the author's exclusive access to MacDonald's private papers, including her unpublished memoir, this vivid, often touching biography transports us to a time when lavish musical films were major cultural events and a worldwide public eagerly awaited each new chance to fall under the singer's spell. Edward Baron Turk shows how MacDonald brilliantly earned her Hollywood nickname of "Iron Butterfly," and why she deserves a privileged position in the history of music and motion pictures. What made MacDonald a woman for our times, readers will discover, was her uncommon courage: Onscreen, the actress portrayed strong charcters in pursuit of deep emotional fulfillment, often in defiance of social orthodoxy, while offscreen she personified energy, discipline, and practical intellect. Drawing on interviews with individuals who knew her and on MacDonald's own words, Turk brings to life the intricate relations between the star and her legendary costars Maurice Chevalier, Clark Gable, and, above all, baritone Nelson Eddy. He reveals the deep crushes she inspired in movie giants Ernst Lubitsch and Louis B. Mayer and the extraordinary love story she shared with her husband of twenty-seven years, actor Gene Raymond. More than simply another star biography, however, this is a chronicle of American music from 1920s Broadway to 1960s television, in which Turk details MacDonald's fearless efforts to break down distinctions between High Art and mass-consumed entertainment. Hollywood Diva will attract fans of opera and concert music as much as enthusiasts of the great Hollywood musicals. It is first-rate cultural and film history., Jeanette MacDonald, the movie musical's first superstar, was an American original whose onscreen radiance mirrored a beguiling real-life personality. Based in large part on the author's exclusive access to MacDonald's private papers, including her unpublished memoir, this vivid, often touching biography transports us to a time when lavish musical films were major cultural events and a worldwide public eagerly awaited each new chance to fall under the singer's spell. Edward Baron Turk shows how MacDonald brilliantly earned her Hollywood nickname of "Iron Butterfly," and why she deserves a privileged position in the history of music and motion pictures. What made MacDonald a woman forourtimes, readers will discover, was her uncommon courage: Onscreen, the actress portrayed strong charcters in pursuit of deep emotional fulfillment, often in defiance of social orthodoxy, while offscreen she personified energy, discipline, and practical intellect. Drawing on interviews with individuals who knew her and on MacDonald's own words, Turk brings to life the intricate relations between the star and her legendary costars Maurice Chevalier, Clark Gable, and, above all, baritone Nelson Eddy. He reveals the deep crushes she inspired in movie giants Ernst Lubitsch and Louis B. Mayer and the extraordinary love story she shared with her husband of twenty-seven years, actor Gene Raymond. More than simply another star biography, however, this is a chronicle of American music from 1920s Broadway to 1960s television, in which Turk details MacDonald's fearless efforts to break down distinctions between High Art and mass-consumed entertainment.Hollywood Divawill attract fans of opera and concert music as much as enthusiasts of the great Hollywood musicals. It is first-rate cultural and film history.
LC Classification Number97-44792
