| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 282 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Star decades: American culture/American cinema
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Star decades: American culture/American cinema.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The constellation of Hollywood stars burned brightly in the 1950s, even as the industry fell on hard economic times. Major artists of the 1940s continued to exert a magical appeal but the younger generation of moviegoers was soon enthralled by an emerging cast, led by James Dean and Marlon Brando. They, among others, ushered in a provocative acting style, "the Method," bringing hard-edged, realistic performances to the screen. Larger Than Life offers a comprehensive view of the star system in 1950s Hollywood and also in-depth discussions of the decade's major stars. |
| Contents |
Introduction / R. Barton Palmer -- Montgomery Clift : Hollywood pseudohomosexual / Tison Pugh, Barry Sandler -- Charlton Heston and Gregory Peck : organization men / R. Barton Palmer -- James Stewart and James Dean : the darkness within / Murray Pomerance -- James Mason : a star is born bigger than life / Amy Lawrence -- Reflexivity and metaperformance : Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Kim Novak / Matthew Solomon -- Audrey Hepburn : the film star as event / William A. Brown -- Doris Day and Rock Hudson : the girl next door and the brawny he-man / Foster Hirsch -- Marlon Brando : actor, star, liar / Susan White -- Jerry Lewis : from Hamlet to clown / Frank Krutnik -- Judy Holliday : the hungry star / Pamela Robertson Wojcik -- What a swell party this was : Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra / Adrienne L. McLean -- In the wings / R. Barton Palmer. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Palmer, R. Barton, 1946-
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Brown, William.
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Hirsch, Foster.
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Krutnik, Frank.
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Lawrence, Amy.
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McLean, Adrienne.
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Pomerance, Murray.
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Pugh, Tison.
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Sandler, Barry.
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Solomon, Matthew.
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White, Susan.
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Wojcik, Pamela Robertson.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780813547664 |
| ISBN |
9780813549941 (electronic book) |
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0813549949 (electronic book) |
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9780813547664 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0813547660 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813547671 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0813547679 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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