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Claire Trevor (1910-2000) is best remembered as the alluring blonde femme fatale in such iconic noir films as Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Raw Deal (1948). Yet she was a versatile performer who brought rare emotional depth to her art. She was effective in a range of diverse roles, from an outcast prostitute in John Ford's classic Stagecoach (1939) to the ambitious tennis mother in Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) to the embittered wife of a landowner in William Wellman's overlooked gem My Man and I (1952). Nominated for three Oscars, she deservedly won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Gaye Dawn, a gangster's broken-down moll in Key Largo (1948). The author covers her life and career in detail, recognizing her as one of the finest actresses of her generation.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Lady-in-Waiting
2. Broadway Sojourn
3. Hollywood "Vacation"
4. B-Movie Queen
5. Sophisticated Lady
6. The Queen Escapes from the "B" Hive
7. Radio Interlude
8. Stagecoach
9. "I'm not the Western type"
10. The War Years: Street of Chance
11. Femme Fatale
12. Queen of Noir
13. "Come on, Lady Bountiful!"
14. Hard, Fast and Beautiful
15. The High and the Mighty
16. The Small Screen
17. The Sixties
18. Swansong
Epilogue
Appendix: Appearances
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
