02851nam 2200601 a 450 991081099890332120230721005313.01-282-48538-597866124853811-60473-300-4(CKB)1000000000721926(EBL)515613(OCoLC)317321906(SSID)ssj0000185757(PQKBManifestationID)11182059(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185757(PQKBWorkID)10216236(PQKB)11083595(MiAaPQ)EBC515613(OCoLC)816366626(MdBmJHUP)muse13675(Au-PeEL)EBL515613(CaPaEBR)ebr10282580(EXLCZ)99100000000072192620070320d2007 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrJoan Blondell[electronic resource] a life between takes /Matthew KennedyJackson University Press of Mississippic20071 online resource (313 p.)Hollywood legends seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-57806-961-0 Includes filmography: p. 245-259.Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Next Town; Chapter 2. Starlight; Chapter 3. Hammer and Tongs; Chapter 4. Nearer to Heaven; Chapter 5. Freelancing; Chapter 6. The Interrupted Family; Chapter 7. Gulag-on-the-Hudson; Chapter 8. Solo Rites; Chapter 9. Love, Matey; Chapter 10. I Hear Voices; Chapter 11. Predestiny; Epilogue; Filmography; Stage Appearances; Radio Appearances; Television Appearances; Source Notes; Bibliography; IndexJoan Blondell: A Life between Takes is the first major biography of the effervescent, scene-stealing actress (1906-1979) who conquered motion pictures, vaudeville, Broadway, summer stock, television, and radio. Born the child of vaudevillians, she was on stage by age three. With her casual sex appeal, distinctive cello voice, megawatt smile, luminous saucer eyes, and flawless timing, she came into widespread fame in Warner Bros. musicals and comedies of the 1930's, including Blonde Crazy , Gold Diggers of 1933 , and Footlight Parade . Frequent co-star to James Cagney, Clark Gable, Edward G. RobHollywood legends series.Motion picture actors and actressesUnited StatesBiographyMotion picture actors and actresses791.4302/8092BKennedy Matthew1957-1706746MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810998903321Joan Blondell4094431UNINA