Good paperback copy of kitty foyle by christopher morley. Overview of kitty foyle, 1940, directed by sam wood, with ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, at turner classic movies. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during. Academy award for writing adapted screenplay nominee 1940. Ginger rogers, 83, the glamorous blonde who made dance floor magic with fred astaire in a string of unforgettable musicals and won an academy award as best actress for kitty foyle, died april 25. Kitty foyles claim to fame is securing ginger rogers her first, and only, oscar for best actress. The story of kitty foyle, as scripted by dalton trumbo, is told in flashback on the eve of.
Jul 28, 2019 after a string of enormously successful musical pairings with fellow fleetfoot fred astaire, rogers eased into drama with films like kitty foyle. Based on christopher morleys novel, the film is sentimental and. Welldirected by sam wood, kitty foyle contains some humor and genuine warmth in the characterizations, particularly in ginger rogers oscarwinning turn. Ginger rogers won the oscar for best actress for her performance in kitty foyle, beating out katharine hepburn, joan fontaine, bette davis, and martha scott. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Apparently, the book was a big bestseller in its day. If you have a book youd like to submit, you can do it here. Her awardwinning role is my classic movie pick for today. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with tiny. Kitty foyle, subtitled the natural history of a woman, is a 1940 film starring ginger rogers, dennis morgan, and james craig, which is based on christopher morleys 1939 bestseller also titled kitty foyle. Easy to read, fairly smooth moving, and a window into the 1930s, the book is an interesting read.
Kitty foyle is a lush, expertly done example of the womens films that were popular in the 1940s and are so rare today. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Kitty foyle sam wood, 1940 may 11, 2007 by grunes in a piece on mildred pierce michael curtiz, 1945, the film for which joan crawford won an oscar, i noted the extent to which. Ginger rogers won the academy award for best actress for her portrayal of kitty foyle, and the dress she wore in the film became a new. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with tiny chips at corner tips. Ginger rogers won her best actress oscar for her performance in this artificial melodrama, which at least proved that she had a career outside her partnership with the. The film bluntly displays how your happiness could be impeded by your station in life. Based on christopher morley s story of an american girl, the film. It is a delight to see this versatile actress go from joy to real misery, then back again. Kitty foyle 1940 official trailer nominated oscar best.
Kitty foyle by sam wood ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james. Book is crisp and clean, with reasonably tight binding and sharp corners. She also won an oscar for playing the title role in kitty foyle 1940 and later starred in roxie hart 1942. The natural history of a woman superstar ginger rogers received her only best actress nomination and win for playing kitty foyle, a confused whitecollar woman mixed up in a relationship with a rich man in the best picture nominated movie, kitty foyle. Vintage romance book kitty foyle by christopher morley, good vintage condition, owners name on stamp on inside cover. The rather simplistic plot focuses on kitty s choice of sharing her life with either a married scion of a mainline family or an impoverished doctor, both of whom love her. The natural history of a woman superstar ginger rogers received her only best actress nomination and win for playing kitty foyle, a confused whitecollar woman mixed up. In 1940, she starred in the film, kitty foyle, and for her performance, won the best actress oscar at 1941s academy awards. This proves how facile chris morley can be, for this is a far cry from everything he has done, whether whimsy, humor or intellectualized satire. It was a move that paid off richly when she won the best actress oscar that year for her performance as the feisty irish girl at the center of a complicated love triangle.
A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during wwii as an armed services edition the novel tells of a whitecollar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. The books of the century, 19401949 open computing facility. Best performance by an actress in a leading role 1941. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. This is primarily the story of a shanty irish girl, how she was born, bred, and put through. But the character of kitty makes me want to scream.
The novel that served as the basis for the 1940 film with ginger rogers as kitty foyle, a saleswoman in a new york boutique. The dramatic role made erstwhile dancer rogers read more. With ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, eduardo ciannelli. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic.
See more ideas about ginger rogers, kitty and fred and ginger. Kitty foyle s claim to fame is securing ginger rogers her first, and only, oscar for best actress. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Rogers walked home with an oscar for her performance in kitty foyle. Kitty foyle is a 1939 american novel by christopher morley. In the movie ginger made just before kitty, lucky partners, gingers character jean newton works in her aunts spring bynington bookstore. Filmed in 1940, ginger rogers won an oscar for her role in this film. The novel tells of a whitecollar girl who read more. Kitty foyle is a provocative depiction of class and gender politics during the era preceding world war ii in america. Kitty foyle is a good example of hollywoods portrayal of women characters in the 1940s, and it foreshadowed the types of scruffy, proletariat screenplays which would later bring dalton trumbo to the attention of the house committee on unamerican activities. Sam wood directed this very entertaining film based on christopher morleys popular book. The sentimental soap opera, which was based on christopher morleys best seller, centres on a workingclass girl ginger rogers who must choose between her wealthy boss and an idealistic doctor. Kitty foyle, subtitled the natural history of a woman, is a 1940 film starring ginger rogers, dennis morgan, and james craig, which is based on christopher morley s 1939 bestseller also titled kitty foyle.
Still, kitty foyle is never as much fun as the movies that she made with fred. Oscar winner ginger rogers plays a hooker primrose path 1940 by oscar hookers. And dont be too reliant on the catalogue description, that this story of kitty foyle is symptomatic of an era in the anne vickers school. Ginger rogers won the academy award for best actress for her portrayal of kitty foyle, and the dress. Based on christopher morleys story of an american girl, the film.
Kitty foyle was nominated for best picture but lost to hitchcocks rebecca. The resilient, workingclass lead character gave ginger rogers one of her best roles. Ginger rogers won the oscar for best actress for her performance in kitty foyle, beating out katharine hepburn, joan. Kitty foyle was the only oscar win for ginger rogers, why, ill never know as she was a fine actress and starred in a good few worth the same accolade. Nbc launched an extensive talent search for its irish lass in love with a ritzy. It was a move that paid off richly when she won the best actress oscar that year for. Central to the story is protagonist kitty s affair with.
A hardworking, whitecollar girl from a middleclass family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family. Kitty foyle 1939 molly and me had a talk one time about the white collar women, theres millions of them, getting maybe 15 to 30 a week, theyve got to dress themselves. After a string of enormously successful musical pairings with fellow fleetfoot fred astaire, rogers eased into drama with films like kitty foyle. Theres a scene midway thru the film where she has just lost her job and her boss has offered to keep her on the payroll until she can find something. Christopher morley novel, dalton trumbo screenplay, and 1 more credit stars. The kitty foyle television series, starring kathleen murray, debuted in 1958 and was telecast on nbc for two seasons. Kitty foyle is a good example of hollywoods portrayal of women characters in the 1940s, and it foreshadowed the types of scruffy, proletariat screenplays which would later bring. Donald ogden stewart from the 1939 novel kitty foyle by christopher morley. No rips or tears, light coloring of pages, price is for one book. The rather simplistic plot focuses on kittys choice of sharing her life with either. Ginger rogers won the academy award for best actress for her portrayal of kitty foyle, and the dress she wore in the film became a new dress style, known as a kitty foyle dress. Opening crease along spine and big corner crease on front cover. The sentimental soap opera, which was based on christopher morleys best seller, centres on a workingclass girl ginger rogers who must choose. There is no use trying to pick good things out of this book.
Kitty foyle full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby. A hardworking, whitecollar girl from a middleclass family meets and falls in love with a. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, first edition abebooks. So, the family and i are watching kitty foyle on tcm the other night. Kitty foyle 1940 official trailer nominated oscar best picture. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film. With so many fantastic performances in 1940 and if youre curious what ones im talking about heres a shameless plug for robert james book who won which i recommend you buy to learn more, what is it about rogers performance that makes it stand out. With so many fantastic performances in 1940 and if youre curious what ones. Something on almost every page clamors for quotation. Kitty foyle 1940 sam wood synopsis, characteristics. Kitty foyle full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono. Kitty, clearly in need of mothering, seems to be on her way to a productive life when she falls for a guy who is. Kitty foyle by sam wood ginger rogers, dennis morgan. A thread for kitty foyle, the shortlived daytime soap based on the film ginger rogers won an oscar for.
Kitty foyle sam wood, 1940 may 11, 2007 by grunes in a piece on mildred pierce michael curtiz, 1945, the film for which joan crawford won an oscar, i noted the extent to which the hollywood production code required a reformulation of james m. Cains plot in order for it to pass moralistic muster. It was also made into a 1940 oscarwinning movie, starring ginger rogers as kitty. The most astonishing thing about kitty foyle is that it was written by a man. The natural history of a woman kitty foyle, a hardworking whitecollar girl from a philadelphia, pennsylvania low, middleclass family, meets and falls in love with young socialite. Known for light comedies and her partnership with fred astaire, ginger rogers stepped off the dance floor and. Thus it was both a personal and professional triumph when ms. May 11, 2007 kitty foyle sam wood, 1940 may 11, 2007 by grunes in a piece on mildred pierce michael curtiz, 1945, the film for which joan crawford won an oscar, i noted the extent to which the hollywood production code required a reformulation of james m. A failed version of the workinggirl drama that won ginger rogers a 1940 oscar and aired as a 194244 radio show. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, 1940 online research. Ginger rogers and ernest cossart in kitty foyle 1940 ginger rogers in kitty foyle 1940 ginger rogers and ernest cossart in kitty foyle.
Rogers deserved academy award confirmed she was more than a dance. Ginger rogers, american dancer and actress who was best known as the partner of fred astaire in a series of movie musicals, including the gay divorcee 1934 and top hat 1935. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during wwii as an armed services edition. Apr 21, 2020 ginger rogers, american dancer and actress who was best known as the partner of fred astaire in a series of movie musicals, including the gay divorcee 1934 and top hat 1935. Known for light comedies and her partnership with fred astaire, ginger rogers stepped off the dance floor and into 1940s oscar spotlight with her best actress turn as kitty, an indomitable workingclass girl who endures the rejection of philadelphia society, makes her own way as a single woman and ultimately chooses between an unmarried arrangement with main line scion wynnewood strafford vi. Christopher morley a novel by, dalton trumbo screen play 1 more credit. It was also made into a 1940 oscar winning movie, starring ginger rogers as kitty.
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