Glamour in a golden age : movie stars of the 1930s / edited by Adrienne L. McLean.

Contributor McLean, Adrienne L.

Imprint:New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2011.

Descriptionix, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction: stardom in the 1930s / Adrienne L. McLean -- Not of Hollywood: Ruth Chatterton, Ann Harding, Constance Bennett, Kay Francis, and Nancy Carroll / Mary Desjardins -- Shirley Temple: making dreams come true / Kathryn Fuller-Seeley -- Gary Cooper: rugged elegance / Corey K. Creekmur -- Bette Davis: worker and queen / Lucy Fischer -- Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo: the sexy hausfrau vs. the Swedish sphinx / Alexander Doty -- Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford: rivals at the glamour factory / David M. Lugowski -- rrol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland: romancing through history / Ina Rae Hark -- Jean Harlow: tragic blonde / Susan Ohmer -- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: modernizing class / Adam Knee -- Myrna Loy and William Powell : the perfect screen couple / James Castonguay -- Clark Gable: the king of Hollywood / Christine Becker -- In the wings / Adrienne L. McLean.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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