Bibliograph

Queen Meryl, the iconic roles, heroic deeds, and legendary life of Meryl Streep, by Erin Carlson

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Queen Meryl, the iconic roles, heroic deeds, and legendary life of Meryl Streep, by Erin Carlson

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

biography

Main title

Queen Meryl

Medium

digital audio book

Oclc number

1124658799

Responsibility statement

by Erin Carlson

Sub title

the iconic roles, heroic deeds, and legendary life of Meryl Streep

Summary

"This is the story of how an awkward, ambitious suburban teen from humble beginnings transformed herself into a high school homecoming queen, and later, the most celebrated actress of our time. Meryl Streep came of age during the women's movement of the seventies, and has worn her activism on her sleeve even when it was unfashionable. As she reached forty, the age when many leading ladies fade away, Streep plunged forward, leaping into roles that interested her and winning a pile of awards along the way. Meanwhile, she remained an unlikely box-office draw, steering The Devil Wears Prada to blockbuster success and critical acclaim. She never tackles the same character twice. Instead, she leverages her rarified platform to channel a range of dynamic, complicated women -- Joanna Kramer, Karen Silkwood, Julia Child, Margaret Thatcher, and Katharine Graham, to name a few -- rather than play second fiddle to the male lead. Her Streepness will have none of that. Journalist and author Erin Carlson documents all of Meryl's Oscars, accents, causes, memes, friendships, and feuds."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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