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From Mae to Madonna : women entertainers in twentieth-century America / / June Sochen



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Autore: Sochen June <1937-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: From Mae to Madonna : women entertainers in twentieth-century America / / June Sochen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2008
©1999
Edizione: Paperback edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina: 791/.082/0973
Soggetto topico: Women entertainers - United States
Women in motion pictures
Women on television
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Black Women Vaudevillians; 2 Bawdy Women Entertainers; 3 Entertainer as Reformer; 4 Women Movie Stars as Role Models; 5 Child Stars; 6 Minority Women in Popular Culture; 7 Women Comics; 8 Change within Continuity; Epilogue: Where Are We Now?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Sommario/riassunto: Entertainers were the first group of successful women to capture the public eye, taking to the stage in vaudeville and film and redefining their place in society. June Sochen introduces the white, African American, and Latina women who danced on Broadway, fell on bananas in silent films, and wisecracked in smoky clubs, as well as the modern icons of today's movies and popular music. Sochen considers such women as Mae West, Bette Davis, Shirley Temple, Lucille Ball, and Mary Tyler Moore to discover what show business did for them and what they did for the world of entertainment. She uses the li
Titolo autorizzato: From Mae to Madonna  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-9199-8
0-8131-4980-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459580103321
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