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UNINA9910461196403321 |
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Autore |
Webb Clifton <1893-1966.> |
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Titolo |
Sitting pretty [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of Clifton Webb / / Clifton Webb with David L. Smith ; foreword by Robert Wagner |
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Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-11661-8 |
9786613116611 |
1-60473-997-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SmithDavid L <1929-> (David Lee) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture actors and actresses - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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 and index. |
Includes filmography. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The noses have it -- First vision of a name in lights -- Art and opera -- Making progress and moving up -- Dancing into Xanadu -- To Europe in search of adventure -- In love with Jeanne Eagels -- Great plays, then the great war -- The war starts, Blithe spirit leads to Laura -- More movies, more parties, and Garbo -- A top box-office draw -- Stars and stripes forever -- Clifton and Mabelle, together forever. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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More than any other male movie star, the refined Clifton Webb (1889-1966) caused the movie-going public to change its image of a leading man. In a day when leading men were supposed to be strong, virile, and brave, Clifton Webb projected an image of fl |
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