Larger Than Life : Movie Stars of the 1950s Hardback
Edited by R. Barton Palmer
Part of the Star Decades: American Culture/American Cinema series
Hardback
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The constellation of Hollywood stars burned brightly in the 1950s, even as the industry fell on hard economic times.
Major artists of the 1940s--James Stewart, Jerry Lewis, and Gregory Peck--continued to exert a magical appeal but the younger generation of moviegoers was soon enthralled by an emerging cast, led by James Dean and Marlon Brando.
They, among others, ushered in a provocative acting style, "the Method," bringing hard-edged, realistic performances to the screen.
Adult-oriented small-budget dramas were ideal showcases for Method actors, startlingly realized when Brando seized the screen in On the Waterfront.
But, with competition from television looming, Hollywood also featured film-making of epic proportion--Ben-Hur and other cinema wonders rode onto the screen with amazing spectacle, making stars of physically impressive performers such as Charlton Heston. Larger Than Life offers a comprehensive view of the star system in 1950s Hollywood and also in-depth discussions of the decade's major stars, including Montgomery Clift, Judy Holliday, Jerry Lewis, James Mason, Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Jayne Mansfield, and Audrey Hepburn.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, 55
- Publisher:Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date:30/06/2010
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- ISBN:9780813547664
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, 55
- Publisher:Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date:30/06/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780813547664
