What dreams were made of movie stars of the 1940s / edited by Sean Griffin.

Other author Griffin, Sean.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,
Descriptionix, 259 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesStar decades: American culture/American cinema
Contents Introduction : stardom in the 1940s / Sean Griffin -- Abbott and Costello: Wwo's on first / David Sedman -- Gene Autry and Roy Rogers: the light of western stars / Ed Buscombe -- Ingrid Bergman: the face of authenticity in the land of illusion / Robin Blaetz -- Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall: tough guy and cool dame / Rick Worland -- Claudette Colbert, Ginger Rogers, and Barbara Stanwyck: American homefront women / David M. Lugowski -- Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney: babes and beyond / Sean Griffin -- Greer Garson: gallant ladies and British wartime femininity / Hannah Hamad -- Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth: pinned up / Adrienne L. McLean -- Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn: domesticated mavericks / Charlie Kiel -- John Wayne: hero, leading man, innocent, and troubled figure / Edward Countryman -- In the wings / Sean Griffin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010024093
ISBN9780813549637 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813549644 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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