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Title: Ida Lupino: A Biography by William Donati ISBN: 0-8131-0982-5 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Ok on Facts of Life --Little Film Analysis and Commentary
Comment: The author is good at setting out the basic facts of Lupino's life. He writes clearly and is basically engaging. However, after having read the book, I don't feel I know Lupino well--personnally or as an artist.
As an artist--how did she view her acting roles? How was her personality expressed in the films she directed? Why did she make The Hitch Hiker, for example? Or, what was her sense of her contribution to film? In short--there is just about zero description of her work and no integration of film anaylsis and commentary into the biography.
About her personal life, we are told about her turbulanet relationships with no explantion as to why a powerful woman would put up with the seemingly abusive Howard Duff as a husband. There is one paragraph in the last chapter where the author speculates that Lupino had a borderline personality disorder. This perspective came through dimly as he worte, but I would have appreciated a more consistant and deeper exploration of her personality.
Unfortunately, I ended up having less respect for Lupino after reading the book than before, in large part, I believe, because the author refuses to place Lupino in an artisitc or psychological context.
Rating: 5
Summary: a look at Hollywood's forgotten queen, Ida Lupino
Comment: William Donati's book, Ida Lupino, a biography, was very interesting and well written. Some of the data is in line with the A and E biography, but some is not. I have to agree with just one of the other reviewers in the fact that very little is said about Ms. Lupino's daughter, Bridget Duff as a grown woman. It came out very strongly that Ms.Lupino had a never ending concern about what her father thought. Ms. Lupino's roles on the screen were that of woman who, while flawed, were very interesting. One could not help to think about what would have happened if she was given better roles. Her constant feuds with Warner Bros. and many suspensions for not accepting lousy parts were outlined in the book. Another thing that the book does not go into is, why after 60 plus movies as an actress, 6 as a directors and 100+ as a TV director, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences and the Emmy Awards has completely overlooked Lupino. Overall, I liked the book very much.
Rating: 4
Summary: a look at Hollywood's forgotten queen
Comment: William Donati's book, Ida Lupino, a biography, was very interesting and well written. Some of the data is in line with the A and E biography, but some is not. I have to agree with just one of the other reviewers in the fact that very little is said about Ms. Lupino's daughter, Bridget Duff as a grown woman. It came out very strongly that Ms.Lupino had a never ending concern about what her father thought. Ms. Lupino's roles on the screen were that of woman who, while flawed, were very interesting. One could not help to think about what would have happened if she was given better roles. Her constant feuds with Warner Bros. and many suspensions for not accepting lousy parts were outlined in the book. Another thing that the book does not go into is, why after 60 plus movies as an actress, 6 as a directors and 100+ as a TV director, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences and the Emmy Awards has completely overlooked Lupino. Overall, I liked the book very much.
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Title: Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream by Ronald L. Davis ISBN: 0806133309 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Peekaboo : The Story of Veronica Lake by Jeff Lenburg ISBN: 0595192394 Publisher: Backinprint.Com Pub. Date: 08 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew by John Oller ISBN: 0879102780 Publisher: Limelight Editions Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Van Johnson: Mgm's Golden Boy by Ronald L. Davis ISBN: 1578063779 Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Burt Lancaster: An American Life by Kate Buford ISBN: 0306810190 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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