The Australian Women's Weekly Icons: The Women of Hollywood

by The Australian Women's Weekly

When the Golden Age of Hollywood was in its heyday, The Australian Women's Weekly was there too, reporting in real time on the faces, places and events of this glorious era. While the most iconic women of Hollywood may no longer be with us, their appeal has never dimmed. From Audrey to Marilyn, Garbo to Garland we delve deep into our archives to celebrate the life and times of these unforgettable stars - in a pictorially stunning coffee table book sure to delight film fans of every vintage.

200 pages, Hardcover

Published March 30, 2021

About the author

The Australian Women's Weekly, sometimes known as simply The Weekly, is an Australian monthly women's magazine and cookbook publisher. Since 1970, AWW has sold over 70 million books in over 100 countries around the world.

Ellen Sinclair, food editor - 1970s - 1980s
Maryanne Blacker, food editor - 1980s - 1990s
Pamela Clark, food editor - 1990s - 2000s - 2010s
Susan Tomnay, food editor - 2000s - 2010s
Mary Coleman, food editor - 2000s -
Xanthe Roberts, food editor - 2010s
Alexandra Elliott, food editor - 2010s
Sophia Young, food editor - 2020s
Frances Abdallaoui, food editor - 2020s

Reviews

[Taye Wickland · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was fine. It provided some stunning photographs of the stars, which I appreciated. However, for a few of the stars, there were pages of information about their lives, which I liked, but then for the majority of the book there would be nothing but a photograph of a star with nothing but their name and a random quote, with no information regarding their work and lives. Most of this book of photos with no information attached to it. I bought this book hoping to learn more about some lesser known Hollywood stars, but instead I essentially received a Wikipedia article for a handful of Hollywood starlets (Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor etc.) with nothing mentioned mentioned for other notable stars that were apparently too boring to go into detail about (by the way, the stars that had no article were celebrities like twiggy and Louise brooks, so hardly people with uninteresting lives). Overall I would say that this book makes a fine and easy reading book, perhaps one who’s best purpose could be to a ‘coffee table book’, but beyond that it didn’t deliver what I had hoped.

[Susannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a fan of the golden age of Hollywood, and the leading men and ladies of that era. This book is dedicated to some of the most prominent leading ladies of that time, namely: Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, and Grace Kelly. Other female stars are given brief coverage in chapters such as "The Style Icons".
The sections on the six leading ladies give succinct overviews of their lives, and plenty of images of them. This book is great if you are looking for an introduction or overview to some of the stars. Those looking for more in-depth information are better off seeking biographies of the ladies.

[Jenny Esots · Rating 4 out of 5]

A big heavy coffee table book of wall to wall sirens from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Full page glamour shots.
My only quibble is that Ingmar Bergman has been omitted - who can forget her classic role in Casablanca?