Miriam Hopkins (eBook)

Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel

Allan R. Ellenberger (Autor)

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2017
424 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7432-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Miriam Hopkins (1902--1972) first captured moviegoers' attention in daring precode films such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Story of Temple Drake (1933), and Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise (1932). Though she enjoyed popular and critical acclaim in her long career -- receiving an Academy Award nomination for Becky Sharp (1935) and a Golden Globe nomination for The Heiress (1949) -- she is most often remembered for being one of the most difficult actresses of Hollywood's golden age. Whether she was fighting with studio moguls over her roles or feuding with her avowed archrival, Bette Davis, her reputation for temperamental behavior is legendary.In the first comprehensive biography of this colorful performer, Allan R. Ellenberger illuminates Hopkins's fascinating life and legacy. Her freewheeling film career was exceptional in studio-era Hollywood, and she managed to establish herself as a top star at Paramount, RKO, Goldwyn, and Warner Bros. Over the course of five decades, Hopkins appeared in thirty-six films, forty stage plays, and countless radio programs. Later, she emerged as a pioneer of TV drama. Ellenberger also explores Hopkins's private life, including her relationships with such intellectuals as Theodore Dreiser, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein, and Tennessee Williams. Although she was never blacklisted for her suspected Communist leanings, her association with these freethinkers and her involvement with certain political organizations led the FBI to keep a file on her for nearly forty years. This skillful biography treats readers to the intriguing stories and controversies surrounding Hopkins and her career, but also looks beyond her Hollywood persona to explore the star as an uncompromising artist. The result is an entertaining portrait of a brilliant yet underappreciated performer.

Autor

lt;P>Allan R. Ellenberger is the author of numerous books about the cinema, including Margaret O'Brien: A Career Chronicle and Biography. His articles have appeared in Classic Images, Films of the Golden Age, and the Hollywood Heritage Newsletter.

Inhalt

From a Fine Old FamilyBroadway BoundBillyOf Paramoung ImportanceHollywoodAn Expensive Leading WomanThe Lubitsch TouchSutton PlaceGoldwynTolaWest Hollywood in BurbankPerfect Little BitchesAll This, Jack Warner, and Bette Davis, TooAngels Battle in BostonThis is Pure HopkinsTo New York and BackA Little Off-CenterThey Are Sure RedsHow Many Times Can You Come Back?The Final YearsIf I Had to Do It Over Again

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Zusatzinfo: 74 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Bette Davis • Broadway • Celebrity biography • celebrity feuds • Classical Hollywood Cinema • Diva • entertainer biography • Femme fatale • Hays code • Hollywood • hollywood actress • Hollywood Studio System • Miriam Hopkins • movie star biography • Pre-Code Hollywood • rivalry • Savannah • Technicolor
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7432-5 / 0813174325
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7432-7 / 9780813174327