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Autore |
Dick Bernard F |
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Titolo |
Forever Mame [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Rosalind Russell / / Bernard F. Dick |
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Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-48523-7 |
9786612485237 |
1-60473-139-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Actors - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. The Gal from Waterbury; Chapter 2. Riding the Broadway-Hollywood Local; Chapter 3. The Lady and the Lion; Chapter 4. The Lady and the Mogul; Chapter 5. Losing to Loretta; Chapter 6. Becoming Rosalind Russell Brisson; Chapter 7. A Return to the Roots; Chapter 8. The Last of Boss Lady; Chapter 9. Auntie Roz and Mama Rose; Chapter 10. Mother Mame; Chapter 11. Trusting Him; Major Radio Appearances; Major Television Appearances; Filmography; Source Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When it comes to living life to its fullest, Rosalind Russell's character Auntie Mame is still the silver screen's exemplar. And Mame, the role Russell (1907-1976) would always be remembered for, embodies the rich and rewarding life Bernard F. Dick reveals in the first biography of this Golden Age star, Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell . Drawing on personal interviews and information from the archives of Russell and her producer-husband Frederick Brisson, Dick begins with Russell's childhood in Waterbury, Connecticut, and chronicles her early attempts to achieve recognition after gra |
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