Vera Miles (eBook)

The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away

Christopher McKittrick (Autor)

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2025
312 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-1-9859-0222-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Captivating, talented, and beautiful, Vera Miles was destined for fame. Within a few years of making her way to Hollywood in 1949, she starred in such films as The Rose Bowl Story (1952), Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955), and Wichita (1955). Her frequent television performances so enthralled Alfred Hitchcock that he chose her to be Grace Kelly's successor for roles in The Wrong Man (1956) and the iconic film Psycho (1960). She also starred in John Ford's The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Miles's illustrious film and television career spanned nearly fifty years in Hollywood, and yet she is still considered one of the most unsung film actresses of her era.Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away is the first full-length biography of the talented performer's life and extensive body of work. Integrating historical interviews and archival materials, author Christopher McKittrick reveals the struggles Miles faced as a working mother in the 1950s and 1960s and why she was compelled to step away from the lead role in Vertigoa choice that irrevocably sundered her relationship with Hitchcock. Yet Miles would go on to appear in nearly two hundred television shows, including The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, Ironside, and The Virginian, as well as numerous Disney films. She would work with some of the most talented actors in HollywoodJohn Wayne, Bob Hope, and James Stewart among themand would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By highlighting Miles as the lead in her own story, McKittrick amplifies the voice of this remarkable and prolific actress who was far more than just a footnote in Hitchcock's film legacy.

Autor

Christopher McKittrick is the author of Gimme All Your Lovin': The Blues, Boogie, and Beard of ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons, Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles, and Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA TODAY, and more. McKittrick is also a regular contributor on podcasts and radio programs concerning film, music, and pop culture.

Inhalt

Preface: The (Other) Girl
1. From Boise City to Atlantic City
2. Vera Miles on TV and in 3-D
3. Up the Tree with Tarzan
4. Tea in Monument Valley
5. The New Grace Kelly
6. Singing, Dancing, Scandal
7. The Woman in the Gray Suit
8. Bald in Italy
9. Scream Queen
10. Print the Legend
11. The Disney Mom
12. A Disaster in the Philippines
13. Molly and Dinner with Ms. Miles
14. The Return of Lila Crane
15. Vera Miles' Priority List

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.3.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Zusatzinfo: 16 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: Alfred Hitchcock • Grace Kelly • John Ford • John Wayne • kelly novak • Psycho • Tarzan • the fugutive • The Man who shot Liberty Valance • the searchers • Tippi Hedren • Twilight Zone • vera ralston • Vertigo
• ISBN-10: 1-9859-0222-2 / 1985902222
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9859-0222-0 / 9781985902220