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Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman (Hollywood Legends Series) by Callahan
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
- ISBN
- 9781496843432
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
- Publication Name
- Barbara Stanwyck : the Miracle Woman
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Women, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Series
- Hollywood Legends Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 13.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Barbara Stanwyck rose from the ranks of chorus girl to become one of Hollywood's most talented leading women - and America's highest-paid woman in the mid-1940s. This book positions Stanwyck where she belongs - at the very top of her profession - and offers a close, sympathetic reading of her performances in all their range and complexity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN-10
1496843436
ISBN-13
9781496843432
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10057263482
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Barbara Stanwyck : the Miracle Woman
Publication Year
2023
Subject
Women, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Series
Hollywood Legends Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Callahan builds a compelling personal narrative out of her contradictions: her bootstrapping tough-broad self-sufficiency (this slum kid was a rabid Ayn Rand fan and loved her Westerns best of all), her self-effacing, almost masochistic love life, and her radical spontaneity on-screen., If Mr. Callahan's book is not the last word on this great actress, it will certainly stand as an invaluable critical guide. It's a book that would have initially embarrassed its subject, if only because she would be uneasy about any book about herself. And then, as she thought about it, and maybe reread it, she would be just a little flattered, then, finally, pleased. And she would be right, as usual., [Callahan's] critical analyses of her performances are not, thankfully, uncommitted, academic regurgitations of what others have written, but highly observant, passionately written considerations of her artistry. . . . His biography proves once again that all great artists begin with life as it is lived, and it is to the author's credit as a biographer that we are made more aware of Barbara Stanwyck's ferocious determination to look at life honestly., Callahan's valuable reclamation project is a beautiful tribute to an actress celebrated for her naturalism...his assessments, both positive and negative, are always sensitively rendered, and he's keenly alert to the nuances he so treasures in her work....Callahan not only gives Stanwyck her due, he may have you soon placing her above Kate or Bette as the foremost First Lady of the Screen., Mr. Callahan could be the best writer on film acting, certainly the best that I know of. As word gets around about his excellent new book, Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman I think most cinephiles will agree with me., The arrival of this critical biography is an opportunity to marvel at the pure cumulative accomplishment of Barbara Stanwyck's career...Callahan epigrammatically notes the eternal human truths within Stanwyck's performances., Callahan builds a compelling personal narrative out of Stanwyck's contradictions: her bootstrapping tough-broad self-sufficiency (this slum kid was a rabid Ayn Rand fan and loved her Westerns best of all); her self-effacing, almost masochistic love life; and her radical spontaneity on-screen., Callahan soars when he takes aim at Stanwyck's acting and films, so much so that Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman 's primary value may be as a friendly reference book to pull off the shelf every time you see a Stanwyck picture and wish to hear an erudite, witty voice offer much more than two cents. . . . Callahan writes of her with the ever-present respect one shows a great artist, and Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman is brimming with penetrating observations. . . . [His] writing is often humorously piquant, hitting the reader like a lime spritz in a margarita., Barbara Stanwyck was better than Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. That's the bold contention of Dan Callahan's well-written Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman ., Long overdue and full of insight, a thorough, heartfelt, and beautifully researched account of the neglected career of one of the greatest stars in movie history., [Callahan's] critical analyses of her performances are not, thankfully, uncommitted, academic regurgitations of what others have written, but highly observant, passionately written considerations of her artistry... his biography proves once again that all great artists begin with life as it is lived, and it is to the author's credit as a biographer that we are made more aware of Barbara Stanwyck's ferocious determination to look at life honestly., An impassioned biography. Film scholar Dan Callahan [focuses] on what really interests him about his subject: not Tinseltown gossip, but what Stanwyck accomplished on screen. . . . Callahan's enthusiasm informs every page., The arrival of this critical biography is an opportunity to marvel at the pure cumulative accomplishment of Barbara Stanwyck's career. . . . Callahan epigrammatically notes the eternal human truths within Stanwyck's performances., Callahan's valuable reclamation project is a beautiful tribute to an actress celebrated for her naturalism. . . . His assessments, both positive and negative, are always sensitively rendered, and he's keenly alert to the nuances he so treasures in her work. . . . Callahan not only gives Stanwyck her due, he may have you soon placing her above Kate or Bette as the foremost First Lady of the Screen., From the sublime ( The Lady Eve and Double Indemnity ) to the outrageous ( Forty Guns --'She's a high-ridin' woman with a whip!'), the workaday ( The Woman in Red ) to the why'd-she-make-it bizarre ( Red Salute ), Barbara Stanwyck possessed extraordinary range and a screen persona that was both tough and tender. Dan Callahan's marvelously detailed book brings this nimble, legendary star and her long, astonishingly varied career to radiant life., Callahan soars when he takes aim at Stanwyck's acting and films, so much so that The Miracle Woman 's primary value may be as a friendly reference book to pull off the shelf every time you see a Stanwyck picture and wish to hear an erudite, witty voice offer much more than two cents... Callahan writes of her with the ever-present respect one shows a great artist, and The Miracle Woman is brimming with penetrating observations...[his] writing is often humorously piquant, hitting the reader like a lime spritz in a margarita., An impassioned biography. Film scholar Dan Callahan [focuses] on what really interests him about his subject: not Tinseltown gossip, but what Stanwyck accomplished on screen... Callahan's enthusiasm informs every page.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.43/028092 B
Lc Classification Number
Pn2287
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