Bibliograph

Phantom lady, Hollywood producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Hitchcock, Christina Lane

Type

Label

Phantom lady, Hollywood producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Hitchcock, Christina Lane

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-370) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Phantom lady

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

1099569635

Responsibility statement

Christina Lane

Sub title

Hollywood producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Hitchcock

Summary

"The untold story of Hollywood's most powerful female writer-producer of the 1940s, Joan Harrison, who grew from being the worst secretary Alfred Hitchcock ever had to one of his closest collaborators, critically shaping his brand as the "Master of Suspense""--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- At home -- Wartime -- Beyond the village -- Birth of a master -- True crime pays -- Bigger steps -- A team of three -- Going Hollywood -- Oscar calls -- Building suspense -- Hitting hurdles -- Phantom lady -- New associations -- Bedeviling endings -- Crimes and misdemeanors -- Let it ride -- Full circle, by degrees -- A new proposal -- Back on top -- Into the unknown

Target audience

adult

Classification