What Dreams Were Made Of : Movie Stars of the 1940s /

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Humphrey Bogart. Abbott and Costello. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. John Wayne. Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable. Images of these film icons conjure up a unique moment in cinema and history, one of optimism and concern, patriotism and cynicism. What Dreams Were Made Of examines the performers who he...

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Otros Autores: Blaetz, Robin (Contribuidor), Buscombe, Edward (Contribuidor), Countryman, Edward (Contribuidor), Griffin, Sean (Contribuidor, Editor ), Hamad, Hannah (Contribuidor), Keil, Charlie (Contribuidor), Lugowski, David M. (Contribuidor), McLean, Adrienne L. (Contribuidor), Sedman, David (Contribuidor), Worland, Rick (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2011]
Colección:Star Decades: American Culture/American
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PERFORMING ARTS / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Stardom in the 1940s
  • 1. Abbott and Costello:Who's on First?
  • 2. Gene Autry and Roy Rogers:The Light of Western Stars
  • 3. Ingrid Bergman:The Face of Authenticity in the Land of Illusion
  • 4. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall:Tough Guy and Cool Dame
  • 5. Claudette Colbert, Ginger Rogers, and Barbara Stanwyck: American Homefront Women
  • 6. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney: Babes and Beyond
  • 7. Greer Garson: Gallant Ladies and British Wartime Femininity
  • 8. Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth: Pinned Up
  • 9. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn: Domesticated Mavericks
  • 10. John Wayne: Hero, Leading Man, Innocent, and Troubled Figure
  • In the Wings
  • Works Cited
  • Contributors
  • Index

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