The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Ann Dvorak, celebrated for her beauty and acting talent, rose to fame in Hollywood during the transition to sound films, earning the title "Hollywood's New Cinderella" after her role in Scarface. However, her path to stardom was interrupted when she chose to prioritize her personal life over contractual obligations with Warner Bros. This decision led to a groundbreaking legal battle over her contract, challenging the industry's norms of studio control over actors' careers and highlighting her determination to assert her independence.
Book purchase
Ann Dvorak, Christina Rice
- Language
- Released
- 2013
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Ann Dvorak
- Subtitle
- Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Christina Rice
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Publisher
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN13
- 9780813144269
- Category
- Film, Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Ann Dvorak, celebrated for her beauty and acting talent, rose to fame in Hollywood during the transition to sound films, earning the title "Hollywood's New Cinderella" after her role in Scarface. However, her path to stardom was interrupted when she chose to prioritize her personal life over contractual obligations with Warner Bros. This decision led to a groundbreaking legal battle over her contract, challenging the industry's norms of studio control over actors' careers and highlighting her determination to assert her independence.