Title: Animal sanctuary /
Authors: Falkner, Sarah
Publisher: Starcherone Books,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Actresses Fiction; Action and adventure films Fiction.; Wildlife films Fiction.; Mothers and sons Fiction; Animal sanctuaries Fiction.; Human-animal relationships Fiction; Animal welfare Fiction
Abstract: American actress Kitty Dawson finds fame in the 1960s starring in animal disaster movies. In the 1970s she creates a big cat sanctuary. In the 1980s her son becomes a performance artist. These characters and events tie together in an exploration of art and relationships.
Contents: Some films in which Kitty Dawson appears -- Body double -- Some film scenes for which Peter Usher was cinematographer -- Nature films -- Some mentions of Kitty Dawson in national and local press -- Film theory -- Some conversations between various members of a small party traveling together -- Genius loci -- Some publications in which Rory Dawson is mentioned -- Foundation sacrifice -- Some scenarios which Kitty Dawson has rehearsed -- Animal sanctuary.