Download or read book The Interrupted Melody written by Eliza Orzeszkowa and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interrupted Melody The Story of My Life written by Marjorie Lawrence and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the autobiography of Marjorie Florence Lawrence, an Australian soprano, noted for her interpretations of Richard Wagner's operas. She was the first soprano to perform the immolation scene in Götterdämmerung by riding her horse into the flames as Wagner had intended. In 1941, at the height of her career, Lawrence contracted polio and lost the use of her legs. Despite this she persevered and continued her career and became known world wide. A wonderful story of determination and overcoming difficulties of disability.
Download or read book Interrupted Melody written by Marjorie Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wotan s Daughter written by Richard Harding Davis and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From humble beginnings in rural Victoria, Lawrence rose to become one of the pre-eminent Wagner singers of her generation, acclaimed in Europe and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York where she shared roles with Kirsten Flagstad.
Download or read book Eleanor Parker written by Doug McClelland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on enduring Hollywood star Eleanor Parker, long underrated despite three best actress Academy Award nominations (Caged, 1950; Detective Story, 1951; Interrupted Melody, 1955). Parker was a beauty as well as a versatile actress, and her achievements approach those of more publicized colleagues Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. With Parker's blessing and her son Paul Clemens' cooperation, Doug McClelland has written one of the most thorough examinations of a film star's career. The book is valuable to librarians, academies, and film enthusiasts for its extensive documentation and analyses of all of Parker's work, for the bibliographies of her coverage in books and periodicals, for the portrait of a glamorous, creative era in filmmaking, and for the insights into the careers of Eleanor Parker's associates, many among the most heavily researched motion picture artists of cinema's "Golden Age." The book contains a forward by noted screenwriter William Ludwig, who won an Academy Award for Parker's Interrupted Melody, and afterword by Marjorie Lawrence, the opera singer whom Parker portrayed in Interrupted Melody, and photos of Eleanor Parker that show her in many of her "thousand faces."
Download or read book Six Pack Ranch Books 7 9 written by Vivian Arend and published by Arend Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three STAND ALONE contemporary western romance novels in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series Six Pack Ranch from Vivian Arend. Box Set Includes: Rocky Mountain Romance Steve has one chance to win back the girl of his dreams. Rocky Mountain Retreat Lee is determined to show Rachel that dating a younger man has its benefits. Rocky Mountain Shelter Trevor’s new neighbor Becky is quiet and reserved, and so intriguing. Keywords: Canadian Author, cowboy, western, contemporary, small town For readers who enjoy: Jennifer Ryan, Joan Johnston, Kate Pearce, Linda Lael Miller, Lindsay McKenna, Diana Palmer, Maisey Yates, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Lorelei James.
Download or read book The Dark Mirror written by Lutz Koepnick and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-10-03 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lutz Koepnick's The Dark Mirror provides one of the finest, most compelling and suggestive accounts to date of the multiple locations of German cinema between Hitler and Hollywood. Charting the shifting relationships between institutional contexts and individual acts of reception, Koepnick persuasively shows how the German cinema and its filmmakers—both in exile and in Nazi Germany—contributed to a fragile, stratified, indeed, "nonsynchronous" public sphere."—Patrice Petro, author of Aftershocks of the New: Feminism and Film History "Lutz Koepnick's brilliant study debunks the received wisdom concerning Nazi German and Hollywood film of the 1930s and 40s. Using detailed analyses of 8 films, with special focus on sound and music, he insists upon the disjointed contexts and uneven relationships of American and German filmmaking. Historically nuanced and theoretically savvy, this remarkable book offers something for everyone: Americanists, Germanists, historians, students of cinema sound and music, those interested in debates between art and popular forms, and European and Hollywood production."—Caryl Flinn, author of Strains of Utopia
Download or read book Crossmappings written by Elisabeth Bronfen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great, influential cultural critic, Elisabeth Bronfen, sets out in this book a conversation between literature, cinema and visual culture. The crossmappings facilitated in and between these essays address the cultural survival of image formulas involving portraiture and the uncanny relation between the body and its visual representability, the gendering of war, death and the fragility of life, as well as sovereignty and political power. Each chapter tracks transformations that occur as aesthetic figurations travel from one historical moment to another, but also from one medium to another. Many prominent artists are discussed during these journeys into the cultural imaginary, include Degas, Francesca Woodman, Cindy Sherman, Paul McCarthy, Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, Wagner, Picasso, and Shakespeare, as well as classic Hollywood's film noir and melodrama and the TV series, The Wire and House of Cards.
Download or read book The Cave of Forgotten Dreams written by Roland Boike and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chris Gallagher is an associate professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati. While on sabbatical from the university, Chris signed up for an archeological dig in Ardche, France, so he could study the structure of caves. Professor Gallagher has always had an interest in self-hypnosis, teleportation, and time travel. Chriss knowledge and paranormal skills are put to the test when his assignment accidentally takes him back in time. Chris spends his first night in France sleeping in the Circle of Dreams on the hill just above Chauvets Cave. While in his sleep, Chris meets the artist who drew the four horse heads in Chauvets Cave some 32,000 years ago.
Download or read book Steal Kill Destroy written by Shani Mixon and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-04-19 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 of the Forgiveness Series Barely two years ago, Melody Harrison fled her shocking past. The daughter of a pastor, Melody disgraced herself in the eyes of her family and their congregation when she had an affair with her sister’s husband and bore his child. Starting over in Chicago, Melody now seeks forgiveness, not from others, but from herself. In her attempt to heal from the pain she has caused she unexpectedly falls in love with devastatingly handsome pastor Tyler Deen, the son of Pastor Charles Deen of the mega church, Green Pastures. Tyler loves Melody in return, and is unaware of her secret. But everything hidden eventually comes to light and when Tyler learns about Melody’s scandalous past he is not sure he can accept her, despite his own family’s dark history. First Lady Amelia Deen, will do anything to maintain the Deen’s false image as the poster family of the Christian world including sabotaging Tyler and Melody’s relationship and ignoring her daughter Peyton’s battle with hurt and depression, which will lead her down a deadly path. In this whirlwind second installment of the Forgiveness Series, filled with equal parts divinity and deception, the enemy has come to steal, kill, and destroy. The whole armor of God will be needed to protect and heal both families. Inspiring and uplifting, Steal. Kill. Destroy. is ultimately about faith and forgiveness, and that despite our transgressions, we can leave the past behind if we put our trust in love.
Download or read book Stop Your Grace written by Jun Eleven and published by Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she saw him for the first time, on the night of the full moon, he was the wild wolf and plundered her beauty at no allowance.When she met him again, he was the Duke of the United Kingdom."From now on, when I stand you cannot sit, when I lie down you must sit on me and move yourself!""No revealing clothing, no contact with any other male except me......" "..."All of the rules restricted her freedom. And at last, she couldn't stand him any longer, she shouted: "Stop, Duke! I've had enough with this!""You want me to stop? Sweetie, if you stay with me, you only can let me 'do not stop'..."Damn it, she's had the bad luck of her life to mess with the wolfish Duke..." This is Book 5 of Stop,Your Grace!(5 books)
Download or read book Danger Dan and Gadget Girl Book 2 written by Lesley-Anne Tan and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious water-borne disease is plaguing Singapore in 2135 and the blame has fallen on Melody’s brilliant brother, Bob. Danny and Melody have a slippery task at hand—to get to the bottom of the outbreak and prove Bob’s innocence…while keeping Dog a secret. In The Watery Wipeout, Danger Dan, Gadget Girl and Power Paws navigate underground tunnels, break mind-boggling codes and even get to ride on a Hover Cab! They discover that future Singapore is an island of never-ending thrills and spills. Follow the superhero trio as they go on a heart-stopping quest to prevent Singapore from breaking out in little red spots!
Download or read book Rebellion written by Angela Fattig and published by Misfit Toy Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the time of Adam and Eve there was an Angel named Lucifer. He had deceived God’s newest creation and was banished from Heaven to serve in Hell. Lucifer created many things himself, just as God had. The one that most terrifies man is the Incubi, a demon that comes down to prey on unsuspecting humans while they sleep. The Elders were put in charge of the Incubi world. The Elders have strict rules. Go to Earth. Impregnate a woman in order to rule all of Earth, as it was Lucifer’s plan to take control over all that God had created both Heaven and Earth. Many centuries ago, an Incubus was created. He did not believe in the old ways and fought against them. The Elders had rules for such times if an Incubi refused to do what they were created for. The Incubi would be banished to Earth to live like all Earth creatures lived, in their form, as Incubi were shape-shifters. There was one rule when banished, the Incubi was forced to live their life alone. They were not allowed to love, marry, or have a family, although for the incubus, he could still impregnate a woman, and the succubus could become pregnant, but if she shifted, that child would be lost. The day ‘Nate’ was created they say it was the beginning of the rebellion. After he was banished to Earth, many more followed, as they too did not believe in the old ways. There was just one thing the Incubi Elders failed to think of. The hand of God created Lucifer, the hand of Lucifer created demons. Therefore, the Incubi were the work of God. If given the chance, they would serve God.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cinema of Isolation written by Martin F. Norden and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filmmakers have often encouraged us to regard people with physical disabilities in terms of pity, awe, humor, or fearas "Others" who somehow deserve to be isolated from the rest of society. In this first history of the portrayal of physical disability in the movies, Martin Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood movies (and notable international ones), finds their place within mainstream society, and uncovers the movie industry's practices for maintaining the status quokeeping people with disabilities dependent and "in their place." Norden offers a dazzling array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of the stereotypes that have both influenced and been symptomatic of societys fluctuating relationship with its physically disabled minority. He shows us "sweet innocents" like Tiny Tim, "obsessive avengers" like Quasimodo, variations on the disabled veteran, and many others. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores movies like My Left Foot and The Waterdance that display a newfound sensitivity. Nordens in-depth knowledge of disability history makes for a particularly intelligent and sensitive approach to this long-overlooked issue in media studies.
Download or read book Fall Girl written by Martha Crawford Cantarini and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed horse trainer and show rider Martha Crawford Cantarini was among the busiest of Hollywood's elite corps of female stunt riders. She was the regular stunt double for such actresses as Eleanor Parker, Anne Baxter and Shirley MacLaine, appearing in films ranging from Elvis Presley's debut feature Love Me Tender to the epic Western The Big Country. Martha also hosted a Las Vegas television program in the 1960s, while her palomino Frosty gained fame as "the gambling horse" after rolling a seven at the Thunderbird Casino craps table. This fascinating insider's memoir of the American entertainment industry recounts Martha's personal and professional associations with Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, Jean Simmons, and other Hollywood luminaries.
Download or read book A Rose for Mrs Miniver written by Michael Troyan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " In this first-ever biography of Greer Garson, Michael Troyan sweeps away the many myths that even today veil her life. The true origins of her birth, her fairy-tale discovery in Hollywood, and her career struggles at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are revealed for the first time. Garson combined an everywoman quality with grace, charm, and refinement. She won the Academy Award in 1941 for her role in Mrs. Miniver , and for the next decade she reigned as the queen of MGM. Co-star Christopher Plummer remembered, ""Here was a siren who had depth, strength, dignity, and humor who could inspire great trust, suggest deep intellect and whose misty languorous eyes melted your heart away!"" Garson earned a total of seven Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and fourteen of her films premiered at Radio City Music Hall, playing for a total of eighty-four weeks--a record never equaled by any other actress. She was a central figure in the golden age of the studios, working with legendary performers Clark Gable, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Robert Mitchum, Debbie Reynolds, and Walter Pidgeon. Garson's experiences offer a fascinating glimpse at the studio system in the years when stars were closely linked to a particular studio and moguls such as L.B. Mayer broke or made careers. With the benefit of exclusive access to studio production files, personal letters and diaries, and the cooperation of her family, Troyan explores the triumphs and tragedies of her personal life, a story more colorful than any role she played on screen.