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Glamour in a Golden Age : Movie Stars of the 1930s - Adrienne L. McLean

Glamour in a Golden Age

Movie Stars of the 1930s

By: Adrienne L. McLean (Editor), Christine Becker (Contribution by), James Castonguay (Contribution by), Corey Creekmur (Contribution by), Mary Desjardins (Contribution by)

Paperback | 16 December 2010

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Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, William Powell and Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, and Gary Cooper-"Glamour in a Golden Age" presents original essays from eminent film scholars that analyze movie stars of the 1930s against the background of contemporary American cultural history.

Stardom is approached as an effect of, and influence on, the particular historical and industrial contexts that enabled these actors and actresses to be discovered, featured in films, publicized, and to become recognized and admired-sometimes even notorious-parts of the cultural landscape. Using archival and popular material, including fan and mass market magazines, other promotional and publicity material, and of course films themselves, contributors also discuss other artists who were incredibly popular at the time, among them Ann Harding, Ruth Chatterton, Nancy Carroll, Kay Francis, and Constance Bennett.

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"The central characteristic of 'glamour' in the starry heavens of 1930s Hollywood received illuminating backlighting in McLean's collection. A construct encompassing elegance, luxury, romance, and sex appeal, glamour shines, even scintillates, through the galaxy of celebrities covered in this sparkling volume in the 'Star Decades' series. Recommended." * Choice *
"The central characteristic of 'glamour' in the starry heavens of 1930s Hollywood received illuminating backlighting in McLean's collection. A construct encompassing elegance, luxury, romance, and sex appeal, glamour shines, even scintillates, through the galaxy of celebrities covered in this sparkling volume in the 'Star Decades' series. Recommended." * Choice *

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