Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Spoto, Donald

Published by HarperCollins, New York, 1997

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Fine condition gray boards/black cloth spine/silver front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Donald Spoto; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Definition of Notorious; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; and Index. Illustrated with sections of black-and-white photographic plates. "For years, Ingrid Bergman was called the most notorious woman in Hollywood - and one of the most shameful women of the century. From her position as America's most beautiful, admired and loved actress, she plunged with astonishing swiftness and was, overnight, pointed out as an immoral woman - an "apostle of degradation," according to one U.S. senator. The cause of Bergman's fall from public grace to national disgrace was her love affair in Italy with director Roberto Rossellini, to whom she bore a child out of wedlock while she still had a husband and daughter in Hollywood. The scandal knocked all other international news from the headlines of the world's newspapers in 1950. Bergman's life story begins with her tragic childhood in Sweden, then moves to Nazi Germany and later to Hollywood in its golden age. Arguably the most international star in the history of entertainment, she acted on stage, screen and television in five languages and won three Academy Awards, a Tony and an Emmy. Even to the end, while valiantly fighting an eight-year battle with cancer, she continued to work and to earn honors and accolades, and her spirit triumphed with remarkable grace and courage. Ingrid Bergman's life story is as compelling as any of the women she portrayed in dozens of memorable movies and plays - an impressive list that includes Intermezzo, Gaslight, The Bells of St. Mary's, Spellbound, Notorious, Anastasia, Hedda Gabler, Autumn Sonata and A Woman Called Golda. Whether acting the role of saint or sinner, Bergman found in her characters the extremes of her own passionate nature. Bestselling biographer Donald Spoto, who knew her and had unprecedented access to her husbands, friends, lovers, directors, and co-stars - as wall as to her papers, letters and diaries - has written the definitive account of this consummate actress and brave woman. Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman is the epic story of a great actress who not only altered the shape of international celebrity but also significantly changed the world's ideas about what a woman could be. Here, then, is the life of a serious artist, a timeless talent, an independent spirit and, in the end, a brave and noble woman who dared to live the truth." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 005160

Bibliographic Details

Title: Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman [FIRST...

Publisher: HarperCollins, New York

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition