Jayne Mansfield The girl couldn't help it
Book - 2021
"Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most iconic sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both comic and dramatic roles, but her tenacious search for the spotlight and her risqué promotional stunts caused her to be increasingly snubbed in Hollywood. In this joyful biography, the first definitive one of Mansfield, Eve Golden reveals the star that Andy Warhol called "the poet of publicity" as a smart, determined woman. While she always had her sights set on the silver screen, Mansfield g...ot her start as Rita Marlowe in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. She made her film debut in the low-budget drama Female Jungle (1955) before landing the starring role in The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Mansfield followed this success with a dramatic role in The Wayward Bus (1957), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, and starred alongside Cary Grant in Kiss Them for Me (1957). Despite her popularity, her appearance as the first celebrity in Playboy and her nude scene in Promises! Promises! (1963) cemented her reputation as an outsider. Golden looks beyond Mansfield's flashy public image and tragic death to fully explore her life and legacy. This funny, engaging biography offers a nuanced portrait of a fascinating woman who loved every minute of life and lived every minute to the utmost"--
- Subjects
- Genres
- Biographies
- Published
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Lexington, Kentucky :
University Press of Kentucky
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- x, 432 pages, 56 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780813180953
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Chapter 1
- 3. Chapter 2
- 4. Chapter 3
- 5. Chapter 4
- 6. Chapter 5
- 7. Chapter 6
- 8. Chapter 7
- 9. Chapter 8
- 10. Chapter 9
- 11. Chapter 10
- 12. Chapter 11
- 13. Chapter 12
- 14. Chapter 13
- 15. Chapter 14
- 16. Chapter 15
- 17. Chapter 16
- 18. Chapter 17
- 19. Chapter 18
- 20. Chapter 19
- 21. Chapter 20
- 22. Chapter 21
- 23. Chapter 22
- 24. Chapter 23
- 25. Chapter 24
- 26. Chapter 25
- 27. Chapter 26
- 28. Chapter 27
- 29. Chapter 28
- 30. Chapter 29