On Marilyn Monroe - Richard Barrios

On Marilyn Monroe

An Opinionated Guide

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
280 Seiten
2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-763611-4 (ISBN)
28,65 inkl. MwSt
Marilyn Monroe has been gone for over sixty years, and yet people are still talking about her. What, exactly, is the spell she casts on so many? Stunning, exciting to watch, incredibly famous, Monroe lived a very public life and died young, with a sad suddenness. All of this is true, and yet there is so much more to her story.

On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide looks past the sensation to the real legacy -her richly varied body of work. Both during her life and following her death, Monroe was dismissed as more of a phenomenon than an actor, often an object of ridicule instead of a performer whose work could be taken seriously. Even when films such as The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot saw immense success, Monroe seldom got her due as the inventive and accomplished performer she was. The truth that lay behind the dazzling surface was that she was one of the hardest working of actors. Rigorously applying both skillful technique and an inherent charisma, she was able to create truly unforgettable performances.

In this lively guide, Richard Barrios looks beyond the ballyhoo and legend at Monroe's best-known films, and some that even today remain obscure. Besides her films, it also addresses the work she did on television and the stage, as well as her underrated abilities as a vocalist. Both an informative study and a perceptive critical assessment, On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide gives this brilliant performer the attention she desired-that of an artist whose work deserves both examination and celebration.

Richard Barrios is the author of A Song In The Dark: The Birth Of The Musical Film, Screened Out, Dangerous Rhythm, Must-See Musicals, and West Side Story: The Jets, The Sharks, And The Making Of A Classic. He has lectured extensively, co-hosted the Screened Out series on Turner Classic Movies, appeared in many film and television documentaries in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan, and served as audio commentator for numerous DVD and Blu-Ray releases, including State Fair and South Pacific. Born in the swamps of South Louisiana, he now makes his home in New Jersey, just outside Philadelphia.

Introduction
Chapter One: A Life in Days
Chapter Two: Apprenticeships
Chapter Three: Breakthroughs
Chapter Four: The Fox Blonde
Chapter Five: Seriously
Chapter Six: Detonating
Chapter Seven: Tiffany's
Chapter Eight: Due Diligence
Chapter Nine: No Name Required
Chapter Ten: Course Correction
Chapter Eleven: A Sense of Self
Chapter Twelve: Wait for Sugar
Chapter Thirteen: Off Broadway
Chapter Fourteen: The Desert
Chapter Fifteen: Full Stop
Chapter Sixteen: Legacies
Epilogue
Filmography
Annotated Discography
Television And Miscellaneous
Selected Annotated Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 20 b&w halftones
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 241 x 163 mm
Gewicht 544 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 0-19-763611-X / 019763611X
ISBN-13 978-0-19-763611-4 / 9780197636114
Zustand Neuware
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