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008			140929s2014 njua ob 001 0 eng d
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050	0	4	_aPN1995 _b.L554 2014
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aPullen, Kirsten. _e1
245	1	0	_aLike a natural woman : _bspectacular female performance in classical Hollywood / _cKirsten Pullen.
260			_aNew Brunswick, New Jersey ; _aLondon : _bRutgers University Press, _c(c)2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 245 pages) : _billustrations
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_a"Bathing beauty Esther Williams, bombshell Jane Russell, exotic Carmen Miranda, chanteuse Lena Horne, and talk-show fixture Zsa Zsa Gabor are rarely hailed as great actors or as naturalistic performers. Those terms of praise are given to male stars like Marlon Brando and James Dean, whose gritty dramas are seen as a departure from the glossy spectacles in which these stars appeared. Like a Natural Woman challenges those assumptions, revealing the skill and training that went into the work of these five actresses, who employed naturalistic performance techniques, both onscreen and off. Bringing a fresh perspective to film history through the lens of performance studies, Kirsten Pullen explores the ways in which these actresses, who always appeared to be "playing themselves," responded to the naturalist notion that actors should create authentic characters by drawing from their own lives. At the same time, she examines how Hollywood presented these female stars as sex objects, focusing on their spectacular bodies at the expense of believable characterization or narratives. Pullen not only helps us appreciate what talented actresses these five women actually were, but also reveals how they sought to express themselves and maintain agency, even while meeting the demands of their directors, studios, families, and fans to perform certain feminine roles. Drawing from a rich collection of classic films, publicity materials, and studio archives, Like a Natural Woman lets us take a new look at both Hollywood acting techniques and the performance of femininity itself"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_a""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction. Playing Herself: The Naturalist Paradigm and the Spectacle of Female Sexuality ""; ""1. Engineered for Stardom: Publicity, Performance, and Jane Russell ""; ""2. More than a Mermaid: Esther Williams, Performance, and the Body ""; ""3. Light Egyptian: Lena Horne and the Representation of Black Femininity ""; ""4. Carnival!: Carmen Miranda and the Spectacle of Authenticity ""; ""5. Famous for Being Famous: Persona, Performance, and the Case for Zsa Zsa Gabor ""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
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650		0	_aWomen in motion pictures.
650		0	_aMotion picture actors and actresses _zCalifornia _zLos Angeles.
650		4	_aMotion picture actors and actresses.
650		4	_aWomen in motion pictures.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=852801&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell