Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS xi
3. INTRODUCTION: IS GEORGE CUKOR AN AUTEUR? AND WHY DOES THAT MATTER? 1
4. 1 LEW AYRES IN ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT AND HOLIDAY 43
5. 2 FREDRIC MARCH AND INA CLAIRE IN THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY 57
6. 3 KAY FRANCIS IN THE VIRTUOUS SIN AND WITH LILYAN TASHMAN IN GIRLS ABOUT TOWN 65
7. 4 LOWELL SHERMAN IN WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD? 73
8. 5 KATHARINE HEPBURN AND JOHN BARRYMORE IN A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT 85
9. 6 JOHN BARRYMORE AND JEAN HARLOW IN DINNER AT EIGHT 97
10. 7 KATHARINE HEPBURN IN LITTLE WOMEN; THE ENSEMBLE OF DAVID COPPERFIELD 111
11. 8 KATHARINE HEPBURN AND CARY GRANT IN SYLVIA SCARLETT 127
12. 9 GRETA GARBO IN CAMILLE 143
13. 10 KATHARINE HEPBURN AND CARY GRANT IN HOLIDAY 157
14. 11 VIVIEN LEIGH, OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, HATTIE MCDANIEL, AND BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN IN GONE WITH THE WIND 169
15. 12 NORMA SHEARER, JOAN CRAWFORD, ROSALIND RUSSELL, AND JOAN FONTAINE IN THE WOMEN 183
16. 13 JOAN CRAWFORD IN SUSAN AND GOD WITH RITA QUIGLEY AND IN A WOMAN’S FACE 195
17. 14 CARY GRANT, KATHARINE HEPBURN, AND JAMES STEWART IN THE PHILADELPHIA STORY 209
18. 15 INGRID BERGMAN AND ANGELA LANSBURY IN GASLIGHT 223
19. 16 SPENCER TRACY AND KATHARINE HEPBURN IN ADAM’S RIB WITH JUDY HOLLIDAY AND IN PAT AND MIKE 237
20. 17 JUDY HOLLIDAY IN BORN YESTERDAY, THE MARRYING KIND WITH ALDO RAY, AND IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU WITH JACK LEMMON 257
21. 18 THELMA RITTER AND COMPANY IN THE MODEL AND THE MARRIAGE BROKER 275
22. 19 SPENCER TRACY AND JEAN SIMMONS IN THE ACTRESS 285
23. 20 JUDY GARLAND AND JAMES MASON IN A STAR IS BORN 301
24. 21 AVA GARDNER IN BHOWANI JUNCTION, KAY KENDALL IN LES GIRLS, AND SOPHIA LOREN AND ANTHONY QUINN IN HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS 317
25. 22 MARILYN MONROE IN LET’S MAKE LOVE AND SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE 331
26. 23 CLAIRE BLOOM, JANE FONDA, GLYNIS JOHNS, AND SHELLEY WINTERS IN THE CHAPMAN REPORT 343
27. 24 REX HARRISON AND AUDREY HEPBURN IN MY FAIR LADY 357
28. 25 ANNA KARINA AND DIRK BOGARDE IN JUSTINE 381
29. 26 MAGGIE SMITH, ALEC MCCOWEN, LOU GOSSETT, ROBERT STEPHENS, AND CINDY WILLIAMS IN TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT 393
30. 27 JACQUELINE BISSET AND CANDICE BERGEN IN RICH AND FAMOUS 411
31. 28 KATHARINE HEPBURN AND LAURENCE OLIVIER IN LOVE AMONG THE RUINS 427
32. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 439
33. FILMOGRAPHY 447
34. NOTES ON SOURCES 457
35. INDEX 489