Winnie Lightner by David C Lightner
Winnie Lightner (1899-1971) stood out as the first great female comedian of the talkies. David L. Lightner shows how Winnie Lightner's hilarious performance in the 1929 musical comedy Gold Diggers of Broadway made her an overnight sensation. At long last, this biography gives Winnie Lightner the recognition she deserves as a notable figure in film history.-
One Tough Dame
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Hollywood Enigma
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Lauren Bacall
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A Real American Character
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A Girl's Got to Breathe
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Forever Mame
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Joan Blondell
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Beyond Paradise
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Van Johnson
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Mary Wickes
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The Brothers Mankiewicz
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Alice Faye
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Sterling Hayden's Wars
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Tall in the Saddle
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James Mason
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Lew Ayres
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Steve Cochran
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Hollywood Madonna
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The Search for Sam Goldwyn
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Dan Duryea
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Zachary Scott
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She Damn Near Ran the Studio
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Claudette Colbert
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Too Fast, Too Short
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Dashing to the End
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Gloria Swanson
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The Life of Dick Haymes
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The Lost World of DeMille
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Jose Ferrer
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Sitting Pretty
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Carole Landis
David L. Lightner, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is professor emeritus of history at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Slavery and the Commerce Power: How the Struggle against the Interstate Slave Trade Led to the Civil War; Asylum, Prison, and Poorhouse: The Writings and Reform Work of Dorothea Dix in Illinois; and Labor on the Illinois Central Railroad, 1852-1900: The Evolution of an Industrial Environment. He became interested in Winnie Lightner because of their shared surname, but he is not related to her.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781496809834 |
| ISBN 10 | 1496809831 |
| Title | Winnie Lightner |
| Author | David C Lightner |
| Series | Hollywood Legends Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University Press of Mississippi |
| Year published | 2016-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |