Searching for stars: stardom and screen acting in British cinema
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1. Verfasser: Macnab, Geoffrey (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Cassell 2000
Schriftenreihe:Rethinking British cinema
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index
Explores the reasons behind British cinema's failure to create its own stars. The text looks at the way theatre and music hall spawned their stars, and asks why so many of them found the transition to film so awkward. It compares the British star system with that of Hollywood. What sort of contracts were British stars offered? How much were they paid? Who dealt with their publicity? How did Britsh fans regard them? There are essays on key figures (Novello, Fields, Formby, Dors, Bogarde, Mason, Matthews), and assessment of how British stars fared in Hollywood, an analysis of the effects of clas
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ISBN:9781441184252
1441184252
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