Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love
(and a Few You Love to Hate) — Book Giveaway starts Today!
I am so pleased to announce that during the month of May, Classic Movie Hub will be giving away SIX copies of TCM’s “Mom in the Movies” by Time magazine critic and film historian, Richard Corliss, courtesy of Simon & Schuster.
“Mom in the Movies” is an affectionately written tribute to movie moms — informative, entertaining and filled with beautiful photos. It traces the evolution of motherhood in film from the Silent Era to the Contemporary, covering moms from the wise and nurturing to the stern and downright malevolent — plus ‘mom-like’ aunts, mammies, nannies and surrogates. In a nutshell, they’re all here, including Lillian Gish, Beulah Bondi, Anne Revere, Jane Darwell, Myrna Loy, Irene Dunne, Greer Garson, Margaret Wycherly, Gladys Cooper and Angela Lansbury (among so many others). The book also includes a Forward by Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, and some wonderful interstitial essays by Eva Marie Saint, Jane Powell and Tippi Hedren. All told, “Mom in the Movies” is an absolutely fun read and a nice trip down ‘movie memory lane’ celebrating moms (for good or bad).
We have a total of SIX BOOKS to give away — four books via Twitter and two books via Facebook and this blog. Click here to find out how you can enter and win!
If you want to learn more about the book, here’s a quick promotional video for your viewing pleasure:
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Please note that only CONTINENTAL United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and the territory of Puerto Rico) are eligible.
And — BlogHub members ARE eligible to win if they live within the Continental United States (as noted above).
And if you can’t wait to win the book, you can buy it right now on amazon (click here)
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–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub
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