Howard Hawks: Hawksian Women

Abstract: 5 pages in length. The Hawksian woman differed much more significantly from Hollywood's representation of women in the studio era when compared with the more modern action heroines of the 1980s and 1990's. Given the fact that Howard Hawks movies portrayed women in a strong and independent light, the Hawksian woman came to represent an on-screen birth of feminism within the film industry. Such classics as Bringing Up Baby with Katharine Hepburn, The Big Sleep with Lauren Bacall and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with the dynamic duo of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell helped to establish women as self-reliant individuals who understood the most effective way to achieve their goals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Catagory: Film & Television

Subcatagory: Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

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