Gwen Verdon: A Life on Stage and Screen - Brossura

Shelley, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 078649736X ISBN 13: 9780786497362

Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2015

Riassunto

American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925–2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overcame severe leg deformity through ballet training, making her film debut at 11 as a solo ballerina in the musical The King Steps Out (1936). Her theater credits include Can-Can (1953–1955), Damn Yankees (1955–1956), Redhead (1959–1960), New Girl in Town (1957–1958), Sweet Charity (1966–1967) and Chicago (1975–1977). When not dancing on stage or screen, she coached other actors, such as Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley MacLaine. This first full-length biography of Verdon covers her life and career, her individual performances and her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, her husband.

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L'autore:

Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several books on film. He lives in Umina Beach, Australia.

Product Description:

This is the first full-length biography of the American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000). Winner of four successive Tony Awards for her work in the theatre, she also appeared in films and on television. The book covers her life as well as her career, as an individual and also in her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, who was also her husband. A brief appendix of her work is supplied, with information about DVD and video availability.

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• Editore: McFarland Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 078649736X
• ISBN 13: 9780786497362
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 266