Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Twentieth-Century Actress
Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
| Author: | Helen Grime | ISBN: | 9781317320944 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Helen Grime |
| ISBN: | 9781317320944 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a paradox; a famous actress whose career spanned most of the twentieth century she is now largely forgotten. Drawing on material held in Ffrangcon-Davies's personal archive, Grime argues that the representation of the actress, on and off the stage, can be read in terms of its constructions of normative female behaviours.
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a paradox; a famous actress whose career spanned most of the twentieth century she is now largely forgotten. Drawing on material held in Ffrangcon-Davies's personal archive, Grime argues that the representation of the actress, on and off the stage, can be read in terms of its constructions of normative female behaviours.
