The Star Machine
- Synopsis
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An excellent storyteller, Basinger has ransacked the archives for an in-depth history of the policy in early movie making to "make" a star. The lives and careers of a number of stars are examined to demonstrate the policy--including Tyrone Power, Lana Turner, Deanna Durbin, and Norma Shearer--and concludes with the abandonment of the starmaking machine after WWII. Many b&w plates are included. Basinger, who teaches film studies at Wesleyan U. and curates their cinema archives, has written a number of books on film. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307491282
- Publisher:
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date of Addition:
- 02/23/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Jeanine Basinger
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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Entertainment,
Nonfiction,
Art and Architecture,
Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
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