| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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Preface to Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Illustrations; One: Childhood; Two: Seeking Stardom; Three: Europe; Four: Atlantic Crossings; Five: China; Six: In the Service of the Motherland; Seven: Becoming Chinese American; Epilogue; Filmography; Television Appearances; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Plates |
| Summary |
Anna May Wong was perhaps the best known Chinese American actresses during Hollywood's golden age, a free spirit and embodiment of the flapper era much like Louise Brooks. She starred in over fifty movies between 1919 and 1960, sharing the screen with such luminaries as Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Marlene Dietrich. Born in Los Angeles in 1905, Wong was the second daughter of six children born to a laundryman and his wife. Obsessed with film at a young age, she managed to secure a small part in a 1919 drama about the Boxer Rebellion. Her most famous film roles were in The Thief of Baghdad, Old Sa |
| Analysis |
Multi-User |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961.
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| SUBJECT |
Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961
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Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961 fast |
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
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Chinese American women -- Biography
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Acting & Auditioning.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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Chinese American women
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Motion picture actors and actresses
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United States
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789882208902 |
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9882208908 |
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