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Best Actress

The History of Oscar®-Winning Women

Best Actress( )
Author: Tapert, Stephen
Foreword by: Gay, Roxane
ISBN:978-1-9788-0805-8
Publication Date:Dec 2019
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $46.95
Book Description:

Showcasing a dazzling collection of 200 photographs, many of which have never before been seen, this lavishly illustrated book offers a captivating historical, social, and political examination of the first 75 women - from Janet Gaynor to Emma Stone - to have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress.

 

Book Details
Pages:516
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9.5 x 12.25 x 1.25 Inches
Book Weight:4.14 Pounds
Author Biography
Tapert, Stephen (Author)
Roxane Gay is the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: Essays, the novel An Untamed State, the story collection Ayiti, and her memoir, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body. Her work has also appeared in Glamour, Best American Short Stories, and the New York Times Book Review. She won the PEN Center USA's 2015 Freedom to Write Award. The annual award is presented to individuals or organisations for 'producing notable work in the face of extreme adversity' or showing 'exceptional courage in the defense of free expression. In 2018, she was presented the Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature by the Lambda Literery Awards. She also won the Bisexual Nonfiction award for her memoir Hunger.

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