Mothers, Mammies and Old Maids: Twenty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood

by Axel Nissen

Continuing the exploration which began in Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties (McFarland, 2006), this companion volume analyzes the contributions of female supporting players in the films of Hollywood's Golden Age. The twenty-five actresses profiled herein range from the easily recognizable (Marie Dressler, Ethel Waters) to the long forgotten (Esther Howard, Evelyn Varden), and from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786461373
• ISBN13: 9780786461370
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher