Print version: Williams, Melanie Female Stars of British Cinema Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,c2017 ISBN 9781474405638
Cover -- Female Stars of British Cinema -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 ’A Girl Appears in Camiknickers’ -- CHAPTER 3 ’Blonde Glamour Machine’ -- CHAPTER 4 British New Waif -- CHAPTER 5 ’A Constant Threat’ -- CHAPTER 6 ’From Schoolgirl to Stardom’ -- CHAPTER 7 National Treasure -- CHAPTER 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Female Stars of British Cinema uses case studies of seven female stars whose careers span the 1940s to the present day - Jean Kent, Diana Dors, Rita Tushingham, Glenda Jackson, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Lloyd, and Judi Dench - to explore how British star femininities have developed over time..