The Star System

Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
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Author: Paul McDonald ISBN: 9780231503242
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: June 13, 2001
Imprint: WallFlower Press Language: English
Author: Paul McDonald
ISBN: 9780231503242
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: June 13, 2001
Imprint: WallFlower Press
Language: English

Looks at the development and changing organization of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early "cinema of attractions" to the Internet universe, Paul McDonald explores the ways in which Hollywood has made and sold its stars. Through focusing on particular historical periods, case studies of Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith illustrate the key conditions influencing the star system in silent cinema, the studio era and the New Hollywood.

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Looks at the development and changing organization of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early "cinema of attractions" to the Internet universe, Paul McDonald explores the ways in which Hollywood has made and sold its stars. Through focusing on particular historical periods, case studies of Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith illustrate the key conditions influencing the star system in silent cinema, the studio era and the New Hollywood.

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