That fact first became apparent to her mother, Blythe Danner, in the summer of 1974, when she was appearing in a production of The Seagull at the Williamstown Theater in Massachusetts. [...] In addition to not wanting to 18 Qwyneth Paltrow be part of the problem, Paltrow also believes "that our country is rooted in a fundamental love of family and love of home, and it just seems to me there is a better life out there and maybe we should examine it." As is often the case of parents who make their living in the entertain- ment business, both Paltrow and Danner hoped their children would [...] While the move meant that Danner would be better able to pursue opportunities in the theater, the uprooting was made primarily for the benefit of the chil- dren. [...] For Cookie, she moved in with an Italian family in Brooklyn for two weeks to learn the nuances of the accent she would have to adopt for the part, then for In Country, she spent time in Paducah, Kentucky, in order to perfect a Southern drawl. [...] Rita Kempley of the Washington Post said of the film: "It's the standard underdeveloped stuff of adolescent movies, but with an Oliverian twist: All the kids are orphans as Dickens meets Footloose." And that was one of the kinder reviews.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 791.43/028/092
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-us---
- ISBN
- 1550224077 9781459307100
- LCCN
- PN2287.P227
- LCCN Item number
- M54 2000eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (207 p., [16] p. of plates)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00204750 (OCoLC)719733508 (CaOOCEL)407749
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Introduction 8
- 1 The Stuff of Which Dreams Are Made 12
- 2 Destination Hollywood 20
- 3 The Big Screen 32
- 4 Reaching for the Stars 40
- 5 Love and Consequences 50
- 6 The Turning Point 62
- 7 A Star in Her Own Right 74
- 8 Box Office Bombs 82
- 9 Life in the Spotlight 90
- 10 The Big Breakup 114
- 11 Flying Solo 122
- 12 Back in the Game 132
- 13 Shakespearean Pursuits 144
- 14 The Talented Miss Paltrow 158
- 15 Accolades and Awards 172
- 16 The Big Prize 188
- Filmography 202
- Works Consulted 220
