The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies with Filmographies for Each (Performing Arts)

Fifteen of Warner Brothers' female screen legends are the subject of this book. The author sets out the personal and professional obstacles that each individual contended with and triumphed over, in the struggle for stardom. The lives and careers of Warner Brothers' screen legends Joan Blondell, Nancy Coleman, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Glenda Farrell, Kay Francis, Ruby Keeler, Andrea King, Priscilla Lane, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman are the topic of this book. Some achieved great success in film and other areas of show business, but others failed to get the breaks or became victims of the studio system's sometimes unpleasant brand of politics. The personal and professional obstacles that each actress encountered are here set out in detail, often with comments from the actresses who granted interviews with the author and from those people who knew them best on and off the movie set. A filmography is included for each of the fifteen.

Author Biography: Freelance writer Daniel Bubbeo is a classic film scholar who currently works on the editorial staff of Newsday. He lives in East Meadow, New York.

Joan Blondell : "A studio dame" Nancy Coleman : "The fragile heroine" Bette Davis : "The Fourth Warner Brother" Olivia de Havilland : "The perfect lady" Glenda Farrell : "The gimme girl" Kay Francis : "Trouble in Paradise" Ruby Keeler : "Those dancing feet" Andrea King : "The femme fatale" Priscilla Lane : "Warners' blonde sweetheart" Joan Leslie : "The girl next door" Ida Lupino : "Mum" Eleanor Parker : "Woman of a thousand faces" Ann Sheridan : "The oomph girl" Alexis Smith : "The ice princess" Jane Wyman : "The late bloomer."