Janet Gaynor
Author
Description
A Star Is Born traces the rise of an aspiring actress (Janet Gaynor) to the heights of fame and fortune, while also charting the obverse trajectory of her matinee-idol husband (Fredric March) who discovered her. As she reaches the peaks of success, he falls into an alcoholic depression.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The public enemy, Nothing sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A star is born. Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom only to have them shattered by a ruthless, cold-hearted town without pity, where the chances of finding fame are one in a hundred thousand. Enter falling (and falling down drunk) movie star Norman Maine (Fredric March),...