Spellbound by beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and his leading ladies

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Acknowledgments -- Preface --1: Love in handcuffs (1920-1926) -- 2: Of sound and sense (1926-1934) -- 3: Mastery of mystery (1934-1935) -- 4: Shaking the dust (1936-1938) -- 5: Passport to Hollywood (1939-1940) -- 6: Chilling elegance (1941-1942) -- 7: From raw stuff to poetry (1943-1944) -- 8: Desires and pulsations (1945-1946) -- 9: Breaking and entering (1947-1948) -- 10: Lure (1949-1950) -- 11: Anne, and a year of grace (1951-1954) -- 12: Women who knew too much (1954-1957) -- 13: No one at the center (1958-1960) -- 14: Obsession (1961-1962) -- 15: End of art (1963-1964) -- Afterword: Leaden echo and the golden echo (1964-1980) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.;The third volume in a trilogy exploring the life and work of the legendary director examines Hitchcock's life in terms of his relationships with the actresses in his films, including Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Kim Novak, and Tippi Hedren, in a study of his films, rise to fame and power, artistic legacy, unconventional marriage, and obsessions. Acknowledgments -- Preface --1: Love in handcuffs (1920-1926) -- 2: Of sound and sense (1926-1934) -- 3: Mastery of mystery (1934-1935) -- 4: Shaking the dust (1936-1938) -- 5: Passport to Hollywood (1939-1940) -- 6: Chilling elegance (1941-1942) -- 7: From raw stuff to poetry (1943-1944) -- 8: Desires and pulsations (1945-1946) -- 9: Breaking and entering (1947-1948) -- 10: Lure (1949-1950) -- 11: Anne, and a year of grace (1951-1954) -- 12: Women who knew too much (1954-1957) -- 13: No one at the center (1958-1960) -- 14: Obsession (1961-1962) -- 15: End of art (1963-1964) -- Afterword: Leaden echo and the golden echo (1964-1980) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.