Claire Trevor: The Life and Films of the Queen of Noir

by Derek Sculthorpe

Overview

Claire Trevor (1910-2000) is best remembered as the alluring blonde femme fatale in such iconic noir films as Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Raw Deal (1948). Yet she was a versatile performer who brought rare emotional depth to her art. She was effective in a range of diverse roles, from an outcast prostitute in John Ford's classic Stagecoach (1939) to the ambitious tennis mother in Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) to the embittered wife of a landowner in William Wellman's overlooked gem My Man and I (1952). Nominated for three Oscars, she deservedly won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Gaye Dawn, a gangster's broken-down moll in Key Largo (1948). The author covers her life and career in detail, recognizing her as one of the finest actresses of her generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476630694
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/03/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Derek Sculthorpe, an archives assistant and researcher, has written plays, short stories and articles. He lives in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Derek Sculthorpe, an archives assistant and researcher, has written plays, short stories and articles. He lives in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
 1. Lady-in-Waiting
 2. Broadway Sojourn
 3. Hollywood “Vacation”
 4. B-Movie Queen
 5. Sophisticated Lady
 6. The Queen Escapes from the “B” Hive
 7. Radio Interlude
 8. Stagecoach
 9. “I’m not the Western type”
10. The War Years: Street of Chance
11. Femme Fatale
12. Queen of Noir
13. “Come on, Lady Bountiful!”
14. Hard, Fast and Beautiful
15. The High and the Mighty
16. The Small Screen
17. The Sixties
18. Swansong
Epilogue
Appendix: Appearances
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

I enjoyed reading this book very much. The 65 photos are all excellent.... The title says it all Sculthorpe uses a myriad of sources to give the versatile performer her due.... 2019 Best Film Noir Book”—Classic Images; “well-researched...[a] welcome contribution to a movement documenting the life and career of stars who might otherwise remain neglected... valuable...a fascinating exploration of Trevor’s work”—Film International; “well written and entertaining...enlightening and fascinating biography...years of painstaking research...entertaining and informative”—James L. Neibaur, writer.

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