On Elizabeth Taylor

An Opinionated Guide

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<strong>A sweeping look at the career of a truly singular Hollywood star</strong><br><br>In the oceans of ink devoted to the monumental movie star/businesswoman/political activist Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011), her beauty and not-so-private life frequently overshadowed her movies. While she knew how to generate publicity like no other, her personal life is set aside in this volume in favor of her professional oeuvre and unique screen dynamism. In <em>On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide</em>, her marriages, illnesses, media firestorms, perfume empire, violet eyes, and AIDS advocacy take a back seat to Elizabeth Taylor, the actress.<br><br>Taylor's big screen credits span over fifty years, from her pre-adolescent debut in<em> There's One Born Every Minute </em>(1942) to her cameo in <em>The Flintstones </em>(1994). She worked steadily in everything from the biggest production in film history (<em>Cleopatra </em>in 1963) to a humble daytime TV soap opera (<em>General Hospital</em> in 1981). Each of her sixty-seven film appearances is recapped here with background on their inception, production, release, and critical and financial outcome. <em>On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide</em> is a cradle-to-grave chronology of Taylor's life, noting key events, achievements, and milestones. This book offers a work-by-work analysis of her entire career told in chronological order, each film headlined with year of release, distributing studio, and director. This in-depth overview provides an invaluable new way of understanding Taylor's full life and work, as well as the history and nuances of the film industry as it existed in the twentieth century.<br><br>Kennedy engagingly reassesses Taylor's acting and the nuances she brought to the screen - this includes a consideration of her specific art, the development of her voice, her relationship to the camera, and her canny understanding of the effect she had on audiences worldwide. Kennedy also provides an elucidati

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780197664117

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

212 x 146 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Oxford University Press