Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters Contributor(s): Bogle, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061241741 ISBN-13: 9780061241741 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.05" W x 9.01" (1.49 lbs) 656 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian." "Donald Bogle is a] pioneering safe-keeper of the history of blacks in film." From Donald Bogle, author of the bestselling Dorothy Dandridge and Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks, a groundbreaking history of African American portrayals in Hollywood, comes the long-awaited, definitive biography of one of America's brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In Heat Wave, Bogle explores Waters' relationships with other performing greats, including Lena Horne, Count Basie, Vincent Minnelli, and many others, and paints a vivid, deeply human portrait of this legendary performer--a must-read for any fan of jazz, blues, and classic American cinema. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bogle, Donald: - Donald Bogle is one of the country's leading authorities on African Americans in Hollywood. He is the author of the groundbreaking Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films; the acclaimed biography Dorothy Dandridge; and Brown Sugar: Over 100 Years of America's Black Female Superstars. He teaches at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and at the University of Pennsylvania. |