Brigitte Bardot

A Biography

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by Barnett Singer

Type: Biographies
Subject: Actor > Brigitte Bardot
Keywords: Brigitte Bardot, actress, France, star
Publishing date: 2013
1st publishing: 2006
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Language: English

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Paperback • 208 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-7504-9

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Book Presentation:
Actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot had a stunning career in France and America in the mid–20th century. Since the 1970s, she has dedicated her life to the welfare and protection of animals, with much personal involvement. In this book the author makes the case that far from being a pretty face or a spotlight grabber, Bardot was an accomplished actress and has always been an intelligent, sensitive individual.

Chapters acquaint readers with her Paris childhood and her rebellious coming of age in a Catholic bourgeois family, who disapproved when she appeared on the cover of Elle magazine and was offered a screen test. The book examines her years in film (with careful analysis of her films) and also covers her tumultuous personal life, including suicide attempts, and the beginnings of her interest in animal protection. Final chapters detail her efforts in worldwide animal welfare activism, including the work of her own international foundation.

About the Author:
Barnett Singer is professor emeritus of history, Brock University. He has published a number of other books in the fields of French history and biography

Press Reviews:
"an interesting work of social analysis and modern history"—Contemporary Review; "fun to read…engaging…pleasurable"—Eugen Weber, Joan Palevsky Professor of Modern European History, UCLA.

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