1st Edition

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Twentieth-Century Actress

By Helen Grime Copyright 2013
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a paradox; a famous actress whose career spanned most of the twentieth century she is now largely forgotten. Drawing on material held in Ffrangcon-Davies's personal archive, Grime argues that the representation of the actress, on and off the stage, can be read in terms of its constructions of normative female behaviours.

Chapter 1 Stories and Myths; Chapter 2 Actresses and Femininity; Chapter 3 Sexuality and Discretion; Chapter 4 Archetypes and Epithets; Chapter 5 Industry and Diversity; Chapter 6 Pioneer and Purpose; Chapter 7 Associations and Ambition; Chapter 8 Resurrection and Legacy;

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