Contents

pp v-v

List of figures

pp vi-vi

Acknowledgements

pp vii-viii

Preface

pp ix-xii

Introduction

pp 1-10

Part one - Stardom and celebrity

pp 11-12

1 - Bright (1946–9)

pp 13-30

2 - Blonde (1950–6)

pp 31-50

3 - Bold (July to November 1956)

pp 51-67

4 - Brazen (1956–85)

pp 68-86

Part two - Acting and performance

pp 87-88

5 - Pseudo-star acting in Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)

pp 89-98

6 - A marriage of method and style in The Unholy Wife (1957)

pp 99-108

7 - Exploiting her nascent has-been status in Berserk! (1967)

pp 109-117

8 - Popping in and out as a virtuosic guest star in The Pied Piper (1972)

pp 118-127

9 - Perfect when poised in Steaming (1985)

pp 128-137

Conclusion: A dubiously Dorsian conclusion

pp 138-151

Bibliography

pp 152-155

Filmography

pp 156-158

Index

pp 159-164