Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Preface ix
6. Introduction 1
7. Part one Stardom and celebrity
8. 1 Bright (1946–9) 11
9. 2 Blonde (1950–6) 31
10. 3 Bold (July to November 1956) 51
11. 4 Brazen (1956–85) 68
12. Part two Acting and performance
13. 5 Pseudo-star acting in Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) 87
14. 6 A marriage of method and style in The Unholy Wife (1957) 99
15. 7 Exploiting her nascent has-been status in Berserk! (1967) 109
16. 8 Popping in and out as a virtuosic guest star in The Pied Piper (1972) 118
17. 9 Perfect when poised in Steaming (1985) 128
18. Conclusion A dubiously Dorsian conclusion 138
19. Bibliography 152
20. Filmography 156
21. Index 159