Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties Tom Lisanti 9780786471652

During the 1960s, a bushel of B-movies were produced and aimed at the predominantly teenage drive-in movie audience. At first teens couldn't get enough of the bikini-clad beauties dancing on the beach or being wooed by Elvis Presley, but by 1966 young audiences became more interested in the mini-skirted, go-go boot wearing, independent-minded gals of spy spoofs, hot rod movies and biker flicks. Profiled herein are fifty sexy, young actresses that teenage girls envied and teenage boys desired including Quinn O'Hara, Melody Patterson, Hilarie Thompson, Donna Loren, Pat Priest, Meredith MacRae, Arlene Martel, Cynthia Pepper, and Beverly Washburn. Some like Sue Ane Langdon, Juliet Prowse, Marlyn Mason, and Carole Wells, appeared in major studio productions while others, such as Regina Carrol, Susan Hart, Angelique Pettyjohn and Suzie Kaye were relegated to drive-in movies only. Each biography contains a complete filmography. Some also include the actresses' candid comments and anecdotes about their films, the people they worked with, and their feelings about acting. A list of web sites that provide further information is also included.

About the Author
Tom Lisanti, the author of six McFarland books, has written extensively about Sixties cinema. He is a contributing writer to Cinema Retro and blogs at www.sixtiescinema.com. He resides in New York.

Reviews
fascinating stories and tidbits...worth reading...the [author] is the supreme chronicler of this era...simply amazing...excellent writer--Classic Images; ""wildly entertaining...well-researched and informative""--Paper; ""Lisanti does a great service to fans of these movies, actresses, and the times""--Cult Movies



Book Information
ISBN 9780786471652
Author Tom Lisanti
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 665g