Description: A comprehensive study of one Welsh actor's image and performance in Hollywood's Golden Age
Brief description: Gillian Kelly is author of Ray Milland: Identity, Stardom, and the Long Climb to "The Lost Weekend" and Robert Taylor: Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood, both published by University Press of Mississippi; Tyrone Power: Gender, Genre and Image in Classical Hollywood Cinema; and Ida Lupino: Multifaceted Performer and Cinematic Pioneer. She has written extensively on gender, Hollywood stars, and country music for academic journals and edited collections.
Review Quotes: Ray Milland: Identity, Stardom, and the Long Climb to 'The Lost Weekend' is a welcome addition to scholarship on film stardom, especially in addressing the somewhat neglected realm of what Kelly terms the 'second level studio luminaries' and Milland's role in supporting female stars like Lamour, Colbert, and Goddard at Paramount. With an excellent and detailed discussion of performance, image, and masculinity, this volume has the potential to reach a wide readership.--Michael Williams, professor of film at University of Southampton and author of Film Stardom and the Ancient Past: Idols, Artefacts and Epics