Four Fabulous Faces: Swanson, Garbo, Crawford, Dietrich
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased spine.
At the glittering summit of Hollywood's golden age stood four women whose faces became synonymous with an era — Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and Marlene Dietrich — and Larry Carr's Four Fabulous Faces chronicles their remarkable ascent with an intimacy and visual richness that is simply unrivalled. Drawing on a vast archive of photographs, many rare and previously unpublished, Carr presents a definitive pictorial biography of four of cinema's most iconic and enduring legends, tracing their careers from early obscurity to stratospheric, world-shaking fame. Beyond the glamour, Four Fabulous Faces argues that these four women fundamentally shaped the very language of screen stardom, each embodying a distinct archetype — the regal, the mysterious, the resilient, and the dangerous — that continues to resonate in popular culture to this day. Carr's authoritative and affectionate prose illuminates the artistry behind the image, revealing how each star collaborated with directors, photographers, and designers to craft an indelible persona. For anyone captivated by the craft of celebrity and the intoxicating mythology of Hollywood's classical era, this is an essential and revelatory document that poses one irresistible question: which face is the most fabulous of all?
Author: Larry Carr
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased spine.
At the glittering summit of Hollywood's golden age stood four women whose faces became synonymous with an era — Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and Marlene Dietrich — and Larry Carr's Four Fabulous Faces chronicles their remarkable ascent with an intimacy and visual richness that is simply unrivalled. Drawing on a vast archive of photographs, many rare and previously unpublished, Carr presents a definitive pictorial biography of four of cinema's most iconic and enduring legends, tracing their careers from early obscurity to stratospheric, world-shaking fame. Beyond the glamour, Four Fabulous Faces argues that these four women fundamentally shaped the very language of screen stardom, each embodying a distinct archetype — the regal, the mysterious, the resilient, and the dangerous — that continues to resonate in popular culture to this day. Carr's authoritative and affectionate prose illuminates the artistry behind the image, revealing how each star collaborated with directors, photographers, and designers to craft an indelible persona. For anyone captivated by the craft of celebrity and the intoxicating mythology of Hollywood's classical era, this is an essential and revelatory document that poses one irresistible question: which face is the most fabulous of all?