Martin Shingler is an independent scholar, freelance writer, editor and researcher. He was previously Lecturer in Media & Cultural Studies at Staffordshire University, and Senior Lecturer in Radio & Film Studies at University of Sunderland. In addition to co-editing the BFI Film Stars series (2012-2019), he has published two monographs, When Warners Brought Broadway to Hollywood, 1923-39 (2018) and Star Studies: A Critical Guide (2012).

• Preface Introduction Part One: Stardom and CelebrityChapter 1: Bright (1946-49) Chapter 2: Blonde (1950-56) Chapter 3: Bold (July to November 1956) Chapter 4: Brazen (1960-85) Part Two: Acting and PerformanceChapter 5: Pseudo-star Acting in Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) Chapter 6: A Marriage of Method and Style in The Unholy Wife (1957) Chapter 7: Exploiting her Nascent Has-Been Status in Berserk! (1967) Chapter 8: Popping In and Out as a Virtuosic Guest Star in The Pied Piper (1972) Chapter 9: Perfect When Poised in Steaming (1985) Conclusion: A Dubiously Dorsian Conclusion

Shingler on Dors is a dream team: the doyen of Star Studies on the most warmly beloved of stars. Packed with detail, beautifully written, Shingler draws out the resonances of the Dors persona alongside demonstrating the skill of her performances, brilliantly fusing appreciation of the star as image and actor.