Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Twentieth-Century Actress

Helen Grime

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Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
01 July 2013

Theatre: individual actors & directors; Biography: arts & entertainment

Series: Dramatic Lives

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a paradox; a famous actress whose career spanned most of the twentieth century she is now largely forgotten. Drawing on material held in Ffrangcon-Davies's personal archive, Grime argues that the representation of the actress, on and off the stage, can be read in terms of its constructions of normative female behaviours.

By: Helen Grime
Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781848933194
ISBN 10: 1848933193
Series: Dramatic Lives
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 July 2013
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Stories and Myths; Chapter 2 Actresses and Femininity; Chapter 3 Sexuality and Discretion; Chapter 4 Archetypes and Epithets; Chapter 5 Industry and Diversity; Chapter 6 Pioneer and Purpose; Chapter 7 Associations and Ambition; Chapter 8 Resurrection and Legacy;

Grime, Helen

Reviews for Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Twentieth-Century Actress

'In this fascinating and poignant biography, Grime moves between dominant and hidden histories, to revise and revive the life and work of Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, revealing not only a radical and unexpected story but also the power that the dominant history had to suppress it - a dominance which Ffrangcon-Davies felt compelled to uphold, both as an actress and as a woman.' Gilli Bush-Bailey, Royal Holloway, University of London