Claire Trevor: The Life And Films Of The Queen Of Noir

Claire Trevor (1910-2000) is best remembered as the alluring blonde femme fatale in such iconic noir films as Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Raw Deal (1948). Yet she was a versatile performer who brought rare emotional depth to her art. She was effective in a range of diverse roles, from an outcast prostitute in John Ford's classic Stagecoach (1939) to the ambitious tennis mother in Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) to the embittered wife of a landowner in William Wellman's overlooked gem My Man and I (1952). Nominated for three Oscars, she deservedly won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Gaye Dawn, a gangster's broken-down moll in Key Largo (1948). The author covers her life and career in detail, recognizing her as one of the finest actresses of her generation.

• | Author: Derek Sculthorpe
• | Publisher: McFarland & Company
• | Publication Date: Apr 23, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 198 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1476671931
• | ISBN-13: 9781476671932