Beschreibung:
Kate Dorney is Senior Lecturer in Theatre & Performance at the University of ManchesterMaggie B. Gale is Professor of Drama at The University of Manchester
Part I: Re-reading Vivien Leigh1 Vivien Leigh, actress and icon: introduction - Kate Dorney and Maggie B. Gale2 Public faces/private lives: performing Vivien Leigh - Kate Dorney3 Making Vivien Leigh mad - Maggie B. GalePart II: The actress at work4 An actress prepares - John Stokes5 Film performance and Vivien Leigh: from starlet to Scarlett, and Blanche Dubois to Mrs Stone - Lucy Bolton6 Vivien Leigh and her French collaborations: a rethinking of her art - Arnaud Duprat de MonteroPart III: Constructed identities7 From the fans - Kendra Bean8 Dressing the part: costume and character - Keith Lodwick9 Leigh through the lens: photographic collaborators - Susanna Brown10 'A living set': at home with Vivien Leigh - Hollie PriceIndex
A collection of essays on the legendary actress that uses archival sources in the US and UK to re-examine her attitude to acting and the public perception of her work.