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03973aam a2200553 i 4500 001 D72567AAEAE411E387729F9EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140603010131 008 130813s2014 msuaf bq s001 0beng 010 $a 2013029852 020 $a 9781617039362 020 $a 1617039365 020 $a 1604735694 (hardback) 020 $a 9781604735697 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)837957515 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d CDX $d OCLCO $d COO $d STF $d DEBBG $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-fr--- 050 00 $a PN2638.S47 $b D46 2014 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a PER004030 $a PER004000 $a PER004030 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a DeMaio, Patricia A. 245 10 $a Garden of dreams : $b the life of Simone Signoret / $c Patricia A. DeMaio. 264 1 $a Jackson : $b University Press of Mississippi, $c [2014] 300 $a viii, 346 pages, [8] pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 490 1 $a Hollywood legends series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. 520 $a "The incomparable Simone Signoret, one of the grand actresses of the twentieth century and one of France's most notable stars, considered herself the "oldest discovery" in Hollywood. After years of blacklisting during the McCarthy era, she was thirty-eight years old when she entered Hollywood through the back door in the 1959 British blockbuster Room at the Top. Her portrayal of the endearing Alice Aisgill earned her the Academy Award in 1960, the first French actor to win a coveted Oscar. Though a latecomer to Hollywood, Signoret was already an international star who had survived the Nazi occupation of Paris, emerging in 1945 as a beautiful, promising actress capable of communicating more emotion through body language than dialogue alone could achieve. She gained a reputation as the thinking man's sex symbol, and in several films she portrayed prostitutes with subtlety and depth. She was fiercely protective of her privacy. But after winning the Oscar, she was dragged through the gutter when her second husband, Yves Montand, had a widely publicized affair with Marilyn Monroe. Many attributed her rapid aging and alcoholism to this betrayal. She endured this perception in silence, all the while demonstrating a remarkable capacity to reinvent herself as a best-selling author, respected social activist, and revered actress who remained in the cinema, her "garden of dreams," for over four decades. Patricia A. DeMaio combines Signoret's courageous story with Montand's biography to reveal new information and insight into Signoret's humanitarian efforts and the vibrant film career that sustained her"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Signoret, Simone, $d 1921-1985, 650 0 $a Actors $z France $v Biography. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Signoret, Simone, $d 1921-1985. $0 (DE-588)118614223 $2 gnd 650 4 $a BIOGRAPHY et AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment et Performing Arts / bisacsh. 650 4 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film et Video / General / bisacsh. 650 4 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film et Video / History et Criticism / bisacsh. 650 07 $a Film. $0 (DE-588)4017102-4 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Schauspielerin. $0 (DE-588)4153179-6 $2 gnd 651 7 $a Frankreich. $0 (DE-588)4018145-5 $2 gnd 655 4 $a Biographie. 655 4 $a Verzeichnis. 776 08 $i Online version: $a DeMaio, Patricia A. $t Garden of dreams $d Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014 $z 9781617039362 $w (DLC) 2013033070 830 0 $a Hollywood legends series. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240619012418.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20150926024942.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20150514013231.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D72567AAEAE411E387729F9EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search