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In this biography, we follow Anna May Wong through the craft and international mobility of a Chinese American star working against exclusion, yellowface and…
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In this biography, we follow Claudette Colbert through the speed, judgement and self-management behind It Happened One Night, Midnight and a star image too…
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In this biography, we follow Gary Cooper through the reserve, physical clarity and moral uncertainty behind High Noon, Sergeant York and his apparently simple…
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In this biography, we follow Buster Keaton through his vaudeville childhood, independent silent features, loss of control at MGM and the technique behind the…
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In this biography, we follow William Holden through the intelligence behind Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17 and The Wild Bunch, alongside a private life that…
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In this biography, we follow Dorothy Dandridge through the live performance discipline, Carmen Jones breakthrough and structural barriers that prevented one Oscar nomination becoming…
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In this biography, we follow William Powell through the timing, listening and carefully concealed effort behind Nick Charles, Godfrey and Hollywood sophistication.
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In this biography, we follow Myrna Loy through the intelligence behind Nora Charles, the damaging limits of early exotic casting and a public life…
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In this biography, we follow Edward G. Robinson through the cultured, politically engaged actor behind Little Caesar, Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street and decades of…
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In this biography, we follow Montgomery Clift through the stage discipline, emotional privacy and screen naturalism that altered the idea of a Hollywood leading…
