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Clark, Mae; Curtis, James
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Hardback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
To the American public, she will always be remembered as the woman who had a grapefruit ground into her face by James Cagney in the 1931 film classic Public Enemy. In fact, in an acting career that spanned nearly four decades, Mae Clarke appeared in nearly 100 feature films and logged in nearly as many television appearances. During the two years before she died at the age of 82, Mae Clarke spent many hours reliving those years. In a series of candid and often poignant interviews, she talks about her years in Hollywood, her failed marriage, and her ... Read more
To the American public, she will always be remembered as the woman who had a grapefruit ground into her face by James Cagney in the 1931 film classic Public Enemy. In fact, in an acting career that spanned nearly four decades, Mae Clarke appeared in nearly 100 feature films and logged in nearly as many television appearances. During the two years before she died at the age of 82, Mae Clarke spent many hours reliving those years. In a series of candid and often poignant interviews, she talks about her years in Hollywood, her failed marriage, and her ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810830448
SKU
V9780810830448
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99-15
About Clark, Mae; Curtis, James
James Curtis is the author of Between Flops, an acclaimed biography of Preston Sturges and A World of Gods and Monsters, the forthcoming biography of James Whale.
Reviews for Featured Player
...will give the reader a very good idea of what a sensible and intelligent young actress, with no nonsense about her and no exaggerated notion of her own importance, had to do to make her way in Hollywood.
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...lively memoir that corrects our myopic vision of Clarke and her contribution to show business.
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...lively memoir that corrects our myopic vision of Clarke and her contribution to show business.
Past Times ... Read more