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Deanna Durbin in Hollywood : Her Life, Films and Music, Paperback / softback Book

Deanna Durbin in Hollywood : Her Life, Films and Music Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Known as the first film teenager, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular actresses of the 1930s and 1940s.

From starring alongside legends like Judy Garland to playing the lead role in classic film musicals, her rise to fame seemed almost like fantasy.

But her life behind the scenes was anything but glamorous.

Though Durbin was a princess to the public, she was a puppet to film studios and producers and a punching bag for critics and gossip columnists.

At the end of her twelve-year career, her only wish was to be forgotten.

Impossible. This book pays tribute to Deanna Durbin by placing her life and career in the context of her time and appraises her film work from both a contemporaneous and a modern view.

It includes a short biography, an in-depth discussion of her films, and an extensive filmography and bibliography of her work. Readers will discover the true identity behind the people's Cinderella and how Durbin's career opened Hollywood's studio gates to a generation of adolescent performers.

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