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Phantom lady : Hollywood producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Hitchcock / Christina Lane.

by Lane, Christina.

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Chicago Review Press, 2020.

791.430233092 L265p

Harrison, Joan, 1907-1994.

Women motion picture producers and directors -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Women screenwriters -- Great Britain -- Biography.

9781613733844 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Hollywood producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Hitchcock

384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"An A Cappelia book"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In 1933, Joan Harrison was a twenty-six-year-old former salesgirl with a dream of escaping both her stodgy London suburb and the dreadful prospect of settling down with one of the local boys. A few short years later, she was Alfred Hitchcock’s confidante and one of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of his first American film, Rebecca. Harrison had quickly grown from being the worst secretary Hitchcock ever had to one of his closest collaborators, critically shaping his brand as the 'Master of Suspense.' Forging her own public persona as the female Hitchcock, Harrison went on to produce numerous Hollywood features before becoming a television pioneer as the producer of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. A respected powerhouse, she acquired a singular reputation for running amazingly smooth productions -- and defying anyone who posed an obstacle. She built most of her films and series from the ground up. She waged rough-and-tumble battles against executives and censors, and even helped to break the Hollywood blacklist. She teamed up with many of the most respected, well-known directors, writers, and actors of the twentieth century. And she did it all on her own terms. Author Christina Lane shows how this stylish, stunning woman became Hollywood’s most powerful female writer-producer -- one whom history has since overlooked."--From publisher.

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