The Amazing Blonde Woman by Patrick O'connor

The Amazing Blonde Woman by Patrick O'connor

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A pictorial biography which examines the style of Marlene Dietrich. It charts her evolution from her early years as an actress and cabaret chanteuse in the 1920s through to her film career in the 1930s and 1940s, to her return to the stage in the 1960s.

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The Amazing Blonde Woman by Patrick O'connor

Marlene Dietrich's impact on film audiences of the 1930s and 1940s was overwhelming. Her voice, her famous legs and her androgynous appearance, along with the mocking attitude she adopted towards the erotic scenarios and costumes of her films, made her one of the most influential stars of her time. This pictorial biography examines Dietrich's unique style. Her individuality is revealed in this text and the selection of over 150 informal informal, off-screen photographs, many of them never previously published. Included are features on Dietrich's make-up, her remarkable eyebrows and her use of veils, hats, shoes and even handbags. This work charts Dietrich's evolution from her early years as an actress and cabaret chanteuse in the 1920s through her revolutionary trouser-wearing in the 1930s to her surprising return to the stage in the 1960s, when she became the symbol of glamorous survival and won the hearts of a whole new generation. This book also contains the first full-scale analysis of Dietrich's recording career and includes an extensive discography spanning more than half a century, from 1928 to 1978.
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ISBN 13 9780747512646
ISBN 10 0747512647
Title The Amazing Blonde Woman
Author Patrick O'connor
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1992-07-16
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.