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Author: Will Scheibel
Publication Name: Gene Tierney : Star of Hollywood's Home Front
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Year: 2022
Series: Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 277 Pages
