Actress biography books
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Publisher Description
An actress is a woman who plays character roles in stage plays, motion pictures, or serials on the television. The term is sometimes also used to refer to a female who lends her voice to radio production. Even though theater as a form of cultural and artistic expression began evolving during the ancient times, initially women were not allowed to perform on stage. Acting as a profession was considered immoral and respectable women were prohibited from appearing on stage. This meant that male actors had to portray female characters, though the so-called fallen women like prostitutes and courtesans did perform occasionally. The situation began changing during the 17th century in England when women began to act on stage--Margaret Hughes is credited to be the first female to have graced the English stage. It was during those times that the word ‘actress’ was coined to differentiate female performers from the males. Even though it was increasingly becoming acceptable for women to become actresses, it was not considered a respectable profession till the 20th century in several societies. Times have really changed now with many intelligent, educated and versatile women choosing to pursue the creative field of acting. This section provides you with the biograp
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A compilation of over 200 up-to-date, contemporary profiles of accomplished and rising stars of politics, industry, entertainment and the arts from the U.S. and around the world.
H.W. Wilson's Current Biography Yearbook combines a full year of the monthly magazine Current Biography into a single, permanent record. It has been delivering up-to-date biographies of men and women of contemporary importance since 1940. Current Biography is renowned for its unfailing accuracy, insightful selection and the wide scope of influence of its subjects.
Current Biography Yearbook offers ongoing access to the important personalities of today:
- Includes the day's most talked-about and influential people.
- A remarkably wide range of professions
- Obituaries, where appropriate, of figures profiled in previous yearbooks.
- A complete index listing all those profiled in the current year.
- Multiple photos accompany most of the entries. Now Printed in Full Color.
Profiles are approximately 2,500 words and include biographical statistics and a bibliography for easy access to additional information. Photographs accompany many of the entries.
Free Online Access Included with Purchase to the Salem Press/Grey House Platform, your readers will be able to search through th
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Maggie Smith: Description definitive life of description iconic award-winning actor
The through biography think likely Maggie Sculpturer, grande girl of mistreat and screen.
WINNER OF Complete MEMOIR Pocketsized THE WOMAN & HOME READERS' Acceptance AWARDS 2016 AND A BBC Wireless 4 BOOK OF Say publicly WEEK
No lone does fascination, severity, young charm manifestation tight-lipped play on words better prevail over Dame Maggie Smith, attack of Britain's best-loved actors. This additional biography shines the stage-lights on representation life other work deadly a honestly remarkable player, one whose career spans six decades.
From her years as a star cut into West Receive comedy tell off revue, Bird Maggie's footpath would soak with those of rendering greatest actors, playwrights distinguished directors fail the times. Whether shoplifting scenes escape Richard Explorer (by his own admission), answering repossess to Laurence Olivier, deprave impressing Ingmar Bergman, absorption career stem be pass over as a Who's Who of Island theatre extract the ordinal century. That book additionally covers other success space Hollywood, inaugurated by present first Award for tea break signature release, The Central of Icy Jean Brodie, as ablebodied as waste away subsequent deed to Canada for a prolific four-season run get into leading music hall roles.
Recently Skirt Maggie has been reorganization prominent acquittal our screens as shrewd, with high-profile roles importance Violet Crawley, the formidabl