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* Read ^ Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies by Brand: The University Press of Kentucky Ä eBook or Kindle ePUB. Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star.In this engaging collection, copublished with the Library of Congress, an eminent group of film historians sheds new light on this icon's incredible life and legacy. She is revealed as a gifted actress, a philanthropist, and a savvy industry leader who fo
| Title | : | Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813136474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
"Gorgeous book" according to James B. Mccann. Great tribute to the the great star of the silent era. This book is very well done and goes beyond what you might expect. I have a few books by or about Mary and none hold a candle to this.This goes well with the Milestone DVD release. Only problem with all of this is it just leaves you wanting more. How could it be otherwise. Well worth the money!!. veejay said the silent superstar. this book is extremely well organized. before i received it, i knew next to nothing about mary pickford. although it would be impossible to cover every aspect of a person's life, queen of the movies comes about as close as i can imagine to doing just that. i gained a real appreciation for mary, the person, as well as mary, the actress. a fascinating insight into the greatest star of the silent movie era. highly recommended.. "The Best Book on Pickford We'll Ever Get!" according to Greg Hatfield. I want to formally recommend Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies by Cristal Schmidt. Filled with wonderful photos and other archive material from the Library of Congress and the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy, it also has great essays by Kevin Brownlow and Edward Wagenknecht, along with Cristal's own perspective. It's a great book on Pickford, complimenting Brownlow's own Mary Pickford Rediscovered. I can't stop reading it and looking at
. She was awarded two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her work on Mary Pickford and is coeditor of Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture. Christel Schmidt is a film historian, writer, and editor
I think it will be an important book, both for contemporary readers and for posterity."J. Kaufman, author of South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program, 1941-1948."Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies sheds new light on Pickford's life and legacy."The Daily Progress"Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies attempts to restore Pickford to the limelight with essays by film critics and scholars examining all sides of her persona. "A wealth of rare photographs and original essays by A-list writers, including Oscar-winning film preservationist Kevin Brownlow and critic Molly Haskell, helps to elevate the book beyond the level of mere film biography. Pickford, a true icon, is celebrated in this fascinating book, fitting
In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star.In this engaging collection, copublished with the Library of Congress, an eminent group of film historians sheds new light on this icon's incredible life and legacy. She is revealed as a gifted actress, a philanthropist, and a savvy industry leader who fought for creative control of her films and ultimately became her own producer.This beautifully designed volume features more than two hundred color and black and white illustrations, including photographs and stills from the collections of the Library of Congress and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Together with the text, they paint a fascinating portrait of a key figure in American cinematic history.. Pickford emerges from the pages in vivid d
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