Phantom lady : Hollywood producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Hitchcock /
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| Author / Creator: | Lane, Christina, author. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : Chicago Review Press, an A Capella Book, [2020] |
| Description: | 1 online resource ( 384 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12600806 |
| Summary: | Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical <br> <br> In 1933, Joan Harrison was a twenty-six-year-old former salesgirl with a dream of escaping both her stodgy London suburb and the dreadful prospect of settling down with one of the local boys. A few short years later, she was Alfred Hitchcock's confidante and one of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of his first American film, Rebecca . Harrison had quickly grown from being the worst secretary Hitchcock ever had to one of his closest collaborators, critically shaping his brand as the "Master of Suspense."<br> <br> Harrison went on to produce numerous Hollywood features before becoming a television pioneer as the producer of Alfred Hitchcock Presents . A respected powerhouse, she acquired a singular reputation for running amazingly smooth productions-- and defying anyone who posed an obstacle. She built most of her films and series from the ground up. She waged rough-and-tumble battles against executives and censors, and even helped to break the Hollywood blacklist. She teamed up with many of the most respected, well-known directors, writers, and actors of the twentieth century. And she did it all on her own terms.<br> <br> Author Christina Lane shows how this stylish, stunning woman became Hollywood's most powerful female writer-producer--one whom history has since overlooked. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ( 384 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781613733868 1613733860 9781613733875 1613733879 9781613733851 1613733852 9781613733844 |
