Royal Portraits in Hollywood: Filming the Lives of Queens

346 Pages·2009·2.91 MB·English

by  Elizabeth A. Ford

Royal PoRtRaits in Hollywood
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Royal PoRtRaits
in Hollywood
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Filming the Lives of Queens
Elizabeth a. Ford
and
deborah C. Mitchell
The UniversiTy Press of KenTUcKy
Copyright © 2009 by The University Press of Kentucky
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College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University,
The Filson Historical society, Georgetown College,
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Morehead state University, Murray state University,
northern Kentucky University, transylvania University,
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library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Ford, Elizabeth, 1946–
Royal portraits in Hollywood : filming the lives of queens / Elizabeth
a. Ford and deborah C. Mitchell.
p. cm.
includes bibliographical references and index.
isBn 978-0-8131-2543-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Queens in motion pictures. 2. Biographical films—United
states—History and criticism. i. Mitchell, deborah C., 1951–
ii. title.
Pn1995.9.Q35F67 2009
791.43'65262—dc22
2009008873
This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting
the requirements of the american national standard
for Permanence in Paper for Printed library Materials.
Manufactured in the United states of america.
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For Jean McClure Kelty and Carolyn G. Heilbrun—
two uncommon women
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Contents

acknowledgments ix
introduction 1
1. Queen Christina of sweden 8
2 Catherine the Great 34
3. Cleopatra 71
4. Mary stuart, Queen of scotland 126
5. Queen Victoria 157
6. Marie antoinette 192
7. Queen Elizabeth i 226
Conclusion 295
Bibliography 301
index 313

acknowledgments
he sum of any manuscript is more than its authors. ours is no differ-
t
ent. we owe a debt of gratitude to all the biographers, historians,
scholars, filmmakers, and actors who have enriched our project with their
research and talent.
we would like to thank several people in particular. Mary Jo dunne
did some important fact-checking for us. Julie tvaruzek’s artistry provided
us with beautiful images to accompany several presentations based on this
work. Perc Kelty gave us access to Jean McClure Kelty’s extensive library;
using Jean’s books and reading her marginal notes gave our work added
meaning.
to lou Giannetti, always a guiding spirit, we thank you for listening
and for validating our efforts. to Joseph Brown, our copyeditor, we thank
you for your careful and thoughtful reading. your suggestions improved
our text.
of course, we appreciate our families’ capacity to understand and live
through the process, especially the bunker mentality that characterizes the
wrapping-up phase. and, finally, to the excellent students we have taught
and learned from—thank you for keeping us alive as teachers and scholars.