Stars and Silhouettes : The History of the Cameo Role in Hollywood /

"Stars and Silhouettes: The History of the Cameo Role in Hollywood traces the history of the cameo as it emerged in twentieth-century cinema. Although the cameo has existed in film culture for over a century, Joceline Andersen explains that this role cannot be strictly defined because it exists...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andersen, Joceline (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > Casting.
Motion pictures.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Extras (Actors)
Celebrities.
Cinema > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Figurants > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cinema > Distribution artistique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > History > 20th century.
Celebrities > United States > History > 20th century.
Extras (Actors) > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Casting > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Worthy of Recognition: The Cameo as Portrait
  • 2. Familiar Faces: Ensemble Cameos in the Studio Era
  • 3. Inside Laughs: Comedians and the Casual Cameo
  • 4. The Ambassadors: Cameos Transformed through Television
  • 5. Author Signature: Directors On-Screen and the Celebratory Cameo.

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