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Go west, young women! : the rise of early Hollywood /

"In the early part of the twentieth century, migrants made their way from rural homes to cities in record numbers and many traveled west. Los Angeles became a destination. Women flocked to the growing town to join the film industry as workers and spectators, creating a "New Woman." Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hallett, Hilary A., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame
  • Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood
  • Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia
  • The movie menace
  • A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal
  • Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood.