Susan Hayward: Her Films and Life

by Kim R. Holston

Overview

This biography of Susan Hayward, one of Hollywood's leading ladies of the 1940s and 1950s, covers her childhood, school years, early modeling career, and development as an actress. It also documents her personal life, including her marriages and attempted suicide, and her illness and death at the age of 56. It provides an analysis of each of her feature films with comments from contemporary reviewers, and places Hayward and her films in the context of Hollywood and motion picture history. The filmography gives cast and production credits for both motion pictures and television movies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786443345
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/30/2009
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Kim R. Holston is a staff librarian in the multimedia department of Chester County Library, Exton, Pennsylvania where he assists the public seeking recommendations on motion pictures, audiobooks, eBooks, and music CDs. He has written or cowritten several books for McFarland.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     viii
Introduction    

1 Brooklyn    
2 Hollywood or Bust    
3 Star Billing and Recognition    
4 Star and Superstar    
5 Personal Problems, Professional Triumphs    
6 Better Than the Material    
7 Bowing Out    

Appendix: Chronology    
Filmography    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Index