Jessica Tandy: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts) (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Jessica Tandy, whose international stage career spans six decades, still reigns as the Tennessee Williams heroine against which every actress must be judged in the..." (more)
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“This is an excellent, no-frills summary of a distinguished professional life.”–ARBA

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Actress Jessica Tandy captured Broadway as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947, and had a series of major theatrical triumphs and moderate film successes, many with her husband, Hume Cronyn. She won an Oscar for Best Actress at the age of 80 for her performance in Driving Miss Daisy in 1989. This comprehensive reference guide to her distinguished career features a biographical sketch; a chronology of highlights in her life; chapters documenting her careers in theatre, film, television, and on recordings; a listing of awards; and an annotated bibliography. Scenes from seven memorable plays are reproduced.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press; annotated edition edition (September 30, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313277168
• ISBN-13: 978-0313277160
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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