Gwen Verdon
A Life on Stage and Screen
Seiten
2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9736-2 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9736-2 (ISBN)
This is the first full-length biography of the American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000). Winner of four successive Tony Awards for her work in the theatre, she also appeared in films and on television. The book covers her life and career, including her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, who was also her husband.
American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overcame severe leg deformity through ballet training, making her film debut at 11 as a solo ballerina in the musical The King Steps Out (1936). Her theater credits include Can-Can (1953-1955), Damn Yankees (1955-1956), Redhead (1959-1960), New Girl in Town (1957-1958), Sweet Charity (1966-1967) and Chicago (1975-1977). When not dancing on stage or screen, she coached other actors, such as Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley MacLaine. This first full-length biography of Verdon covers her life and career, her individual performances and her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, her husband.
American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overcame severe leg deformity through ballet training, making her film debut at 11 as a solo ballerina in the musical The King Steps Out (1936). Her theater credits include Can-Can (1953-1955), Damn Yankees (1955-1956), Redhead (1959-1960), New Girl in Town (1957-1958), Sweet Charity (1966-1967) and Chicago (1975-1977). When not dancing on stage or screen, she coached other actors, such as Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley MacLaine. This first full-length biography of Verdon covers her life and career, her individual performances and her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, her husband.
Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Beginning and Jack Cole
2. Working with Jack Cole in Films
3. Can-Can
4. Damn Yankees, Bob Fosse and New Girl in Town
5. Damn Yankees on Film and Redhead
6. Semi-Retirement and Motherhood
7. Sweet Charity
8. Sweet Charity on Film
9. Children! Children!
10. Chicago
11. All That Jazz
12. The Mature Actress
13. Fosse Dies
14. Charity One Last Time and Fosse
Appendix: Performances on Stage, Film, Television and Record
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2015 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 24 photos, appendix, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 367 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9736-X / 078649736X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9736-2 / 9780786497362 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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