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15. A Graceful Exit

© 1999 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 1999 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Preface xi
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. PART ONE. BORN TO SING
  6. 1. "Now everybody's got to clap!" 1
  7. 2. Scandals 14
  8. 3. Twinkling Stars and Four-Leaf Clovers 28
  9. 4. A Fair Princess on Broadway 46
  10. PART TWO. LINGERIE QUEEN OF THE TALKIES
  11. 5. Lubitsch and Chevalier 69
  12. 6. Only a Nose 89
  13. 7. Vive la France! 107
  14. 8. Mr. Mayer and the Widow 130
  15. PART THREE. HOLLYWOOD DIVA
  16. 9. An All-American Team 153
  17. 10. The Iron Butterfly 175
  18. 11. Hollywood Diva 194
  19. 12. Middlebrow Muse 218
  20. 13. The Soprano Militant 240
  21. PART FOUR. ECHOES OF SWEET SONG
  22. 14. Battles Operatic 263
  23. 15. A Graceful Exit 279
  24. 16. Distress Signals 292
  25. 17. "Carve your name in human hearts" 310
  26. 18. "Just the echo of a sigh" 329
  27. Afterword 337
  28. Stage Credits 345
  29. Film Credits 355
  30. Principal Recording Sessions 375
  31. Abbreviations 381
  32. Notes 385
  33. Bibliography 421
  34. Photo Credits 431
  35. Index 433
Hollywood Diva
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https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520924574-017

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Preface xi
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. PART ONE. BORN TO SING
  6. 1. "Now everybody's got to clap!" 1
  7. 2. Scandals 14
  8. 3. Twinkling Stars and Four-Leaf Clovers 28
  9. 4. A Fair Princess on Broadway 46
  10. PART TWO. LINGERIE QUEEN OF THE TALKIES
  11. 5. Lubitsch and Chevalier 69
  12. 6. Only a Nose 89
  13. 7. Vive la France! 107
  14. 8. Mr. Mayer and the Widow 130
  15. PART THREE. HOLLYWOOD DIVA
  16. 9. An All-American Team 153
  17. 10. The Iron Butterfly 175
  18. 11. Hollywood Diva 194
  19. 12. Middlebrow Muse 218
  20. 13. The Soprano Militant 240
  21. PART FOUR. ECHOES OF SWEET SONG
  22. 14. Battles Operatic 263
  23. 15. A Graceful Exit 279
  24. 16. Distress Signals 292
  25. 17. "Carve your name in human hearts" 310
  26. 18. "Just the echo of a sigh" 329
  27. Afterword 337
  28. Stage Credits 345
  29. Film Credits 355
  30. Principal Recording Sessions 375
  31. Abbreviations 381
  32. Notes 385
  33. Bibliography 421
  34. Photo Credits 431
  35. Index 433
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