Saint Frances of Hollywood
Autor Sally Clarken Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 1995
Her star rising as a Hollywood diva, Frances Farmer chooses to join the socialist Group Theatre in New York. This idealistic, raucous and non-conforming movie star, pursued by the government for her alleged communist connections, was finally incarcerated with the help of her mother at Steilacoom, a Seattle psychiatric hospital, where she was lobotomized and released as “cured” in 1949. Saint Frances of Hollywood has taken the biographical details of Frances Farmer’s life and transformed them into a mesmerizing and quintessential classical tragedy.
Cast of 4 women and 4 men.
Cast of 4 women and 4 men.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780889223660
ISBN-10: 0889223661
Pagini: 191
Dimensiuni: 140 x 217 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:NONE
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks
Locul publicării:Canada
ISBN-10: 0889223661
Pagini: 191
Dimensiuni: 140 x 217 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:NONE
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks
Locul publicării:Canada
Recenzii
It is this mix of facct and fantasy that Clark has captured so brilliantly and used to striking advantage … the effect is brutally chilling.
— Variety
A searing tragedy…
— Toronto Star
— Variety
A searing tragedy…
— Toronto Star
Notă biografică
Sally Clark
Born in Vancouver, Sally Clark is a critically acclaimed playwright who has been dazzling audiences with her penchant for dark humour, ironic wit and sharp character portrayals. Her plays, typically presented in a series of short, vivid and fast-paced scenes, seamlessly combine comedic and tragic motifs to tell the stories of strong and adventurous women. She is also an accomplished painter, director and filmmaker.
Born in Vancouver, Sally Clark is a critically acclaimed playwright who has been dazzling audiences with her penchant for dark humour, ironic wit and sharp character portrayals. Her plays, typically presented in a series of short, vivid and fast-paced scenes, seamlessly combine comedic and tragic motifs to tell the stories of strong and adventurous women. She is also an accomplished painter, director and filmmaker.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Her star rising as a Hollywood diva, Frances Farmer chooses to join the socialist Group Theatre in New York. This idealistic, raucous and non-conforming movie star, pursued by the Government for her alleged communist connections, was finally incarcerated with the help of her mother at Steilacoom, a Seattle psychiatric hospital, where she was lobotomized and released as "cured" in 1949. Saint Frances of Hollywood has taken the biographical details of Frances Farmer's life and transformed them into a mesmerizing and quintessential classic tragedy.
Descriere
The tragic life of Frances Farmer, the raucous, idealistic, nonconforming movie star. Cast of 4 women and 4 men.