African American actresses : the struggle for visibility, 1900-1960 /

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Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and black stardom and white stardom...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Regester, Charlene B., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
African American women in motion pictures.
African American motion picture actors and actresses > Biography.
Actors > United States > Biography.
Noires américaines au cinéma.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
Actors
African American motion picture actors and actresses
African American women in motion pictures
Schwarze Frau
Filmschauspielerin
United States
USA
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and black stardom and white stardom. She reveals how these women fought for their roles as well as what they compromised (or didn't compromise). Regester repositions these actresses to highlight their contributions to cinema in the first half of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 405 pages, 14 pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253004314
0253004314
1282663291
9781282663299
9786612663291
6612663294
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