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Hitchcock's blondes : the unforgettable women behind the legendary director's dark obsession / Laurence Leamer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction seriesPublisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Large print editionDescription: 517 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9798885798044
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Contents:
A fairy tale -- A naughty boy -- A passion for blondes -- Goodbye to all that -- A golden glow -- Swan song -- All in lavender -- A delicate balance -- There really was a Hollywood -- A pride of lions -- The tribute -- The lives.
Summary: "Alfred Hitchcock was fixated on the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The lengths he went to in order to showcase--and often manipulate--these women would become the stuff of movie legend. But the women themselves have rarely been at the center of the story, until now. In Hitchcock's Blondes, Laurence Leamer offers an intimate journey into the lives of eight legendary actresses whose stories helped chart the course of the troubled, talented director's career. After all, "his" blondes knew the truths of his art, his obsessions and desires, as well as anyone"-- Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction New 791.4302 L436 Checked out 07/24/2024 33111011349624
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-513).

A fairy tale -- A naughty boy -- A passion for blondes -- Goodbye to all that -- A golden glow -- Swan song -- All in lavender -- A delicate balance -- There really was a Hollywood -- A pride of lions -- The tribute -- The lives.

"Alfred Hitchcock was fixated on the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The lengths he went to in order to showcase--and often manipulate--these women would become the stuff of movie legend. But the women themselves have rarely been at the center of the story, until now. In Hitchcock's Blondes, Laurence Leamer offers an intimate journey into the lives of eight legendary actresses whose stories helped chart the course of the troubled, talented director's career. After all, "his" blondes knew the truths of his art, his obsessions and desires, as well as anyone"-- Back cover.

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