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Book Condition: Used Very Good
Jacket condition: Very Good
ISBN: 0813144884 / 9780813144887
Seller: Browsing Is Arousing

United States
About Item: Lexington KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2014. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 320 pages, in a bright unclipped dust jacket, b&w illustrations. Pola Negri (1897–1987) rose from an impoverished childhood in Warsaw, Poland, to become one of early Hollywood's greatest stars. After tuberculosis ended her career as a ballerina in 1912, she turned to acting and worked under legendary directors Max Reinhardt and Ernst Lubitsch in Germany. Negri preceded Lubitsch to Hollywood, where she quickly became a fan favorite thanks to her beauty, talent, and diva personality. Known for her alluring sexuality and biting artistic edge, she starred in more than sixty films and defined the image of the cinematic femme fatale. Author Mariusz Kotowski brings the screen siren's story to English-speaking audiences for the first time in this fascinating biography. At the height of her fame, Negri often portrayed exotic and mysterious temptresses, headlining in such successes as The Spanish Dancer (1923)… Read More
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