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UNINA9910797626903321 |
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Autore |
Gregory Mollie |
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Stuntwomen : the untold Hollywood story / / Mollie Gregory |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-6675-6 |
0-8131-6624-1 |
0-8131-6623-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women stunt performers |
Women in the motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Rise and Fall of Female Stunt Players in Silent Movies -- 2 Blackface and Wigs -- 3 Television -- 4 Stunt Performers Organize -- 5 Social Turmoil Brings New Opportunities for Women and Minorities -- 6 The Women's Movement and Female Action Heroes -- 7 Disaster Movies and Disastrous Stunts -- 8 Stunt Safety and Gender Discrimination -- 9 Danger, Drugs, and Death -- 10 Breaking the Code of Silence -- 11 Women's New Attitudes and Ambitions -- 12 Julie Johnson's Day in Court -- 13 High Falls -- 14 Stunt Fights -- 15 Car Stunts -- 16 Computer-Generated Imagery and the Future of Stunt Work -- 17 Controversy and Progress for Stuntwomen -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Stunts are fundamental to the movies. 'Stuntwomen' examines the largely unexplored profession of stuntwomen in the American entertainment industry from the silent movie era to the 2000's. |
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