James Edwards: African American Hollywood icon
"One of Hollywood's first African American movie stars, James Edwards catapulted to stardom. This book tells the story of Edwards' life and career, describing his unlikely climb to fame following a serious war injury and detailing how he paved the way for the careers of Sidney Poitier...
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| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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| Zusammenfassung: | "One of Hollywood's first African American movie stars, James Edwards catapulted to stardom. This book tells the story of Edwards' life and career, describing his unlikely climb to fame following a serious war injury and detailing how he paved the way for the careers of Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and other African American stars to follow"--Provided by publisher |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Inner rage -- The greatest break of his life -- A brave picture -- "Hollywood's boldest stroke for democracy" -- James Edwards had arrived -- "Triple-threat Edwards" -- Soldier stories -- Reading, writing, and radio -- "I am arrogant and shall remain so" -- "Mad behavior" -- Scandalize my name -- "It wasn't a damn bit funny" -- The Joe Louis story -- Some of his best work -- Negro products -- "Hollywood : so what!" -- A khaki-clad stereotype? -- Tarzan, Eartha Kitt, and the strip scene -- "The role was a cheat" -- Black cowboys on a mission -- Comeback in a big picture -- The black revolution -- Final curtain -- "James Edwards was a pioneer" |
| Beschreibung: | VIII, 228 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780786444151 0786444150 |
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| adam_text | JAMES EDWARDS AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLLYWOOD ICON PAMALA S. DEANE MCFARLAND
& COMPANY, INC., PUBLISHERS JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA, AND LONDON TABLE
OF CONTENTS PREFACE 1 1. INNER RAGE 3 2. THE GREATEST BREAK OF HIS LIFE
10 3. A BRAVE PICTURE 16 4. HOLLYWOOD S BOLDEST STROKE FOR DEMOCRACY
26 5. JAMES EDWARDS HAD ARRIVED 31 6. TRIPLE-THREAT EDWARDS 36 7.
SOLDIER STORIES 41 8. READING, WRITING, AND RADIO 52 9. I AM ARROGANT
AND SHALL REMAIN SO 59 10. MAD BEHAVIOR 63 11. SCANDALIZE MY NAME 68
12. IT WASN T A DAMN BIT FUNNY 75 13. THE JOE LOUIS STORY 78 14. SOME
OF HIS BEST WORK 83 15. NEGRO PRODUCTS 92 16. HOLLYWOOD: SO WHAT! 101
17. A KHAKI-CLAD STEREOTYPE? 112 18. TARZAN, EARTHA KITT, AND THE STRIP
SCENE 128 19. THE ROLE WAS A CHEAT 139 20. BLACK COWBOYS ON A MISSION
145 VIII - TABLE OF CONTENTS 21. COMEBACK IN A BIG PICTURE 151 22. THE
BLACK REVOLUTION 163 23. FINAL CURTAIN 175 24. JAMES EDWARDS WAS A
PIONEER 185 I APPENDIX 1: MORSE V. MORSE 193 APPENDIX 2: FILM,
TELEVISION, AND RADIO PERFORMANCES 195 CHAPTER NOTES 203 BIBLIOGRAPHY
217 INDEX 223
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