Alice Lorence
A informal socialist study of the first three years of Deanna Durbin’s motion picture career from 1936 to 1939 from a sophocratic or paternalist point of view, a view which combines, in equal proportion, cultural elitism and elitist socialism. Rejecting all that is populist, it is a study devoted to the Classical as expressed in the musical films of Deanna. It explores in full Deanna’s artistic and creative personality, her charming idiosyncrasies, and her youthful love affair with a noted musician. Soft-Cover. 8.5 Inch Square. 172,000 Words. 344 Pages. 32 Photographs. Annotated Bibliography. Copyright 2025.