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A celebration of the fearless, fabulous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age illustrated with stunning photographs from a world-class collection.

Lauren Bacall, Louise Brooks, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Lillian Gish, Gloria Grahame, Katharine Hepburn, Veronica Lake, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Ida Lupino, Barbara Stanwyck, Anna May Wong and more!

To make it in Hollywood, it takes more than beauty, brains, and talent it takes moxie. This was especially true for women in the heyday of the studio system, a period from the 1920s to the 1950s when a small number of companies dominated the production and distribution of films in America. It was an industry controlled by male studio executives, in which directors and producers called the shots and contract players had little say in which roles they would play. Still, a trailblazing group of actresses forged successful careers out of sheer conviction, perseverance, and professional know-

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A celebration of the fearless, fabulous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age illustrated with stunning photographs from a world-class collection. Lauren... Read more

    Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
    Publication Date: 9/20/2024
    ISBN13: 9780789214935, 978-0789214935
    ISBN10: 0789214938

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    A celebration of the fearless, fabulous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age illustrated with stunning photographs from a world-class collection.

    Lauren Bacall, Louise Brooks, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Lillian Gish, Gloria Grahame, Katharine Hepburn, Veronica Lake, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Ida Lupino, Barbara Stanwyck, Anna May Wong and more!

    To make it in Hollywood, it takes more than beauty, brains, and talent it takes moxie. This was especially true for women in the heyday of the studio system, a period from the 1920s to the 1950s when a small number of companies dominated the production and distribution of films in America. It was an industry controlled by male studio executives, in which directors and producers called the shots and contract players had little say in which roles they would play. Still, a trailblazing group of actresses forged successful careers out of sheer conviction, perseverance, and professional know-

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