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Precocious charms : stars performing girlhood in classical Hollywood cinema / Gaylyn Studlar.

Author/creator Studlar, Gaylyn
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxvi, 305 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction -- Oh, "doll divine": Mary Pickford, masquerade, and the pedophilic gaze -- Cosseting the nation, or, how to conquer fear itself with Shirley Temple -- "The little girl with the big voice": Deanna Durbin and sonic womanliness -- Velvet's cherry: Elizabeth Taylor and virginal English girlhood -- Perilous transition: Jennifer Jones as melodrama's hysterical adolescent -- "Chi-Chi Cinderella": Audrey Hepburn as couture countermodel -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012029630
ISBN9780520255579 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520274242 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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