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001 2009013283
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050 00 $aPN2287.T18$bM36 2009
082 00 $a791.4302/8092$aB$222
100 1 $aMann, William J.
245 10 $aHow to be a movie star :$bElizabeth Taylor in Hollywood /$cWilliam J. Mann.
260 $aBoston [Mass.] :$bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,$c2009.
300 $a484 p., [32] p. of plates :$bill., ports. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [409]-458) and index.
520 $aDespite all the gossip, the larger-than-life personality and influence of this very human woman has never been captured. Biographer Mann uses untapped sources and conversations to show how she ignited the sexual revolution with her on- and off-screen passions, helped kick down the studio system by taking control of her own career, and practically invented the big business of celebrity star-making. And he tells the full truth without losing Taylor's magic, daring, or wit. But it is the private Elizabeth that will surprise--a woman of heart and loyalty, who defends underdogs, a savvy professional whose anger at the studio's treatment of her led to a lifelong battle against that very system. Here is Elizabeth Taylor as she was meant to be, leading her epic life on her own terms, playing the game of supreme stardom at which she remains, to this day, unmatched.--From publisher description.
520 $aWas Elizabeth Taylor the greatest product of the Hollywood star machine or its greatest victim? Mann's smart, engaging, clear-eyed case study . . . locates the real person somewhere between her private life and her public image
505 0 $aHow to be a movie star -- When in Rome -- Educating a movie star -- The most exciting girl -- Acting out -- Over the top -- Protecting interests -- A second chance on life -- No deodorant like success -- Rewriting the rules -- How to stay a movie star.
600 10 $aTaylor, Elizabeth,$d1932-2011.
650 0 $aMotion picture actors and actresses$zUnited States$vBiography.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009013283-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009013283-d.html