02490cam a2200397 i 4500 1007013816 TxGeo 20231006120000.0 230912s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593542972 hbk. 0593542975 hbk. TxGeo rda Leamer, Laurence, author. Hitchcock's blondes : the unforgettable women behind the legendary director's dark obsesssion / Laurence Leamer. New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2023] 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-315) and index. "Alfred Hitchcock was fixated--not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. ... The lengths he went to in order to showcase (and often manipulate) these women would become the stuff of movie legend. But the women themselves have rarely been at the center of the story--until now. In [this book], bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer offers an intimate journey into the lives of eight legendary actresses whose stories helped chart the course of the troubled, talented director's career--from his early days in the British film industry, to his triumphant American debut, to his Hollywood heyday and beyond. Through the stories of June Howard-Tripp, Madeleine Carroll, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Janet Leigh, Kim Novak, Eva Marie Saint, and Tippi Hedren--who starred in fourteen of Hitchcock's most notable films and who bore the brunt of his fondness and sometimes fixation--we can finally start to see the enigmatic man himself"-- Provided by publisher. 20231019. Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 Relations with women. Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 Criticism and interpretation. Tripp, June 1901-1985. Carroll, Madeleine 1906-1987. Bergman, Ingrid 1915-1982. Grace Princess of Monaco 1929-1982. Leigh, Janet. Novak, Kim. Saint, Eva Marie 1924- Hedren, Tippi. Motion picture actors and actresses. Blondes in motion pictures. QS5