LEADER 03663nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910790223103321 005 20231104004643.0 010 $a988-220-869-X 010 $a1-283-57811-5 010 $a9786613890566 010 $a988-220-890-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000212174 035 $a(EBL)932569 035 $a(OCoLC)795120409 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000676670 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11445986 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676670 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10679430 035 $a(PQKB)11484673 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000107556 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18830 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL932569 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10568933 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389056 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC932569 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000212174 100 $a20041102d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAnna May Wong$b[electronic resource] $efrom laundryman's daughter to Hollywood legend /$fGraham Russell Gao Hodges 205 $a[2nd ed.] 210 $aHong Kong $cHong Kong University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a988-8139-63-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Introduction -- List of illustrations -- 1. Childhood -- 2. Seeking stardom -- 3. Europe -- 4. Atlantic crossings -- 5. China -- 6. In the service of the motherland -- 7. Becoming Chinese American -- Epilogue -- Filmography -- Television appearances -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index. 330 3 $aAnna May Wong is, undoubtedly, the most luminous Chinese American actress ever to grace the silver screen. Between 1919 and 1960 she starred in over fifty films and shared equal billing with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Marlene Dietrich, and Warner Oland. But her life, though glamorous, is almost the prototypical story of an immigrant's difficult path through America. Born in Los Angeles in 1905, she was the second daughter of eight children born to a laundryman and his wife. Growing up in Los Angeles fuelled her fascination with Hollywood, and in 1919 she secured a small part in her first film, The Red Lantern with Alla Nazimova. Her most famous film roles were in Toll of the Sea, Piccadilly, The Thief of Bagdad, Daughter of the Dragon, and most importantly, Shanghai Express, opposite Dietrich. Anna May Wong was an international celebrity whose friendships with intellectuals and artists included the famed Chinese actress Butterfly Wu, Walter Benjamin, Carl Van Vechten, Paul Robeson, Edward Steichen, and Mei Lan Fan. Even though Anna May Wong made many landmark films, discrimination against Asians in Hollywood insured that she was passed over for the lead role in the film version of Pearl Buck's The Good Earth. Apparently Wong was "too Asian" for the role. The British Film Institute recently released a newly restored version of Wong's classic film Piccadilly and the world will, once again, thrill to the artistry of this great actress. Graham Hodges' biography of Anna May Wong rediscovers one of Hollywood's most legendary actresses and is a must for film lovers. 606 $aMotion picture actors and actresses$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aMotion picture actors and actresses 676 $a791.43/028/092 700 $aHodges$b Graham Russell$f1946-$01477400 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790223103321 996 $aAnna May Wong$93808021 997 $aUNINA