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Elizabeth Taylor

Smith, Susan (2012) Elizabeth Taylor. Film Stars . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781844574865

Item Type: Book

Abstract

Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major film stars of the twentieth century, embodying all the glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom. Yet her achievements as an actress have often been overshadowed by her beauty and tumultuous life off-screen.
To redress this imbalance, Susan Smith offers an illuminating study of Elizabeth Taylor's work in film, exploring her fascinating
trajectory from child to adult star. Smith reveals the influence that Taylor's early work exerted over her later career and the ways in which her on-screen identity is profoundly rooted in her association with animals and nature. Smith carefully unpicks what made Taylor such a distinctive and dynamic on-screen performer – from the expressive use she made of her eyes to the dramatic significance of her voice – and considers the importance of certain professional collaborations that Taylor forged during her career, most notably her acting partnership with Montgomery Clift.

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Depositing User: Michelle Marshall

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Item ID: 3398
ISBN: 9781844574865
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/3398
Official URL: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=58...

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Date Deposited: 29 Jan 2013 12:36
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 15:34

Contributors

Author: Susan Smith

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Media and Communications

Subjects

Media > Film

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