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Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
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Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

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Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical

In 1933, Joan Harrison was a twenty-six-year-old former salesgirl with a dream of escaping both her stodgy London suburb and the dreadful prospect of settling down with one of the local boys. A few short years later, she was Alfred Hitchcock's confidante and one of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of his first American film, Rebecca. Harrison had quickly grown from being the worst secretary Hitchcock ever had to one of his closest collaborators, critically shaping his brand as the "Master of Suspense."

Harrison went on to produce numerous Hollywood features before becoming a television pioneer as the producer of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. A respected powerhouse, she acquired a singular reputation for running amazingly smooth productions— and defying anyone who posed an obstacle. She built most of her films and series from the ground up. She waged rough-and-tumble battles against executives and censors, and even helped to break the Hollywood blacklist. She teamed up with many of the most respected, well-known directors, writers, and actors of the twentieth century. And she did it all on her own terms.

Author Christina Lane shows how this stylish, stunning woman became Hollywood's most powerful female writer-producer—one whom history has since overlooked.
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Release dateFeb 4, 2020
ISBN9781613733875
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
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Christina Lane

My experiences in life have brought me down many roads. I'm often amazed at the transformation through the challenges and how I'm here today. Through this, God has shown up in so many ways throughout this journey. God became for me the calm in the raging storm of life. Today I am filled with peace and love towards myself and others. My faith has become stronger and much deeper through my self surrender and trust in Him who has made beautiful things come from the horrors of abuse. Growing up in the fast paced city of Toronto, my husband and three grown children continue to make T.O our home place. Continue to follow Christina's journey at www.teenmombloggers.com.

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    Very interesting read! Great biography of a criminally overlooked woman. I wished the author wouldn't try and presume Joan's feeling so much, but it's still a very good and well researched book!

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