Jane Fonda [antikvár]

PREFACE You probably have to be an American to appreciate fully the current power and popularity of Jane Fonda. A series of complicated maneuvers was needed to bring her safely through the white waters of political daring, mob hatred, career blacklisting and governmental surveillance to the safe harbor of general acceptance. The constant shower of awards might be stultifying to someone other than Jane, but every Golden Globe, every Oscar, is an answer to those critics who are still vocal; the awards make her present preeminence that much more secure. You doubtless have to be an old Hollywood hand to understand the nature and depth of her power within the ipdustry. Jane has total control of her career: she recently got rid of her agent as superfluous; why pay a man 10 percent of your earnings when you set it all up yourself? To speak ill of Jane Fonda in the Hollywood of 1981, if you are in the studio hierarchy of any of the major studios, is to risk professional suicide. And why should you? Jane is savvy, charming, fairly original, a commanding personality but infrequently demanding, direct, loyal, courageous beyond belief, and only interested in making movies with big themes that entertain and make money. If her former prole stance was offputting, don't knock it; Jane easily could become tomorrow's grande dame of the cinema, and does anyone really want that? This book was written without Jane Fonda's permission or nod of approval. And yet when I had to have access