Theda Bara
Her Career, Life and Legend
Seiten
2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8725-4 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8725-4 (ISBN)
Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara - known as ‘The Vamp’ - was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. This book is a complete examination of Bara’s more than 40 films, as well as her theatre and radio appearances, down to the smallest detail.
Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "The Vamp"--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been biographies, documentaries and other works that have brought the silent film actress back into the spotlight, including a painstaking stills reconstruction of her lost epic Cleopatra.
This is a complete examination of Bara's more than 40 films, as well as her theater and radio appearances, down to the smallest detail. With the vast majority of Bara's films considered lost, it is a particularly valuable resource for fans and scholars, and includes information about each film's genesis, director, plot, censorship problems, and critical and public reactions. Also included is a biographical overview, with many illuminating anecdotes.
Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "The Vamp"--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been biographies, documentaries and other works that have brought the silent film actress back into the spotlight, including a painstaking stills reconstruction of her lost epic Cleopatra.
This is a complete examination of Bara's more than 40 films, as well as her theater and radio appearances, down to the smallest detail. With the vast majority of Bara's films considered lost, it is a particularly valuable resource for fans and scholars, and includes information about each film's genesis, director, plot, censorship problems, and critical and public reactions. Also included is a biographical overview, with many illuminating anecdotes.
Roy Liebman, formerly a librarian and film bibliographer at California State University, works at the Los Angeles Public Library. He is the author of several reference books on the cinema, published by McFarland. A book reviewer for Library Journal and Magill Online Reviews, he lives in California.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Theda Bara: The Life and Legend
The Feature Films
The Short Subjects
Archival Appearances: Film and Television
Onstage
Miscellany
Appendix: Film Censorship in the Mid–1910s
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 photos, appendix, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8725-0 / 1476687250 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8725-4 / 9781476687254 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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