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Item Details
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HIDDEN TALENT
THE EMERGENCE OF HOLLYWOOD AGENTS |
| By: |
Tom Kemper |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520257073 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520257078 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2009 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
Katharine Hepburn, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall - behind each of these stars was a hidden force: the talent agent. This title presents history of Hollywood agents and an insider's view on their tooth-and-claw rise to power during the studio era. |
| Synopsis: |
Katharine Hepburn, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall - behind each of these stars was a hidden force: the talent agent. In this first-ever history of Hollywood agents, Tom Kemper mines agency archives to present an insider's view on their tooth-and-claw rise to power during the studio era. It's a tale of ambitious characters, savvy calculation, muckraking, financial ruin, and ultimate triumph, and establishes the agent's vital role in the Hollywood business world. Existing studies characterize agents as a product of the 1950s, but Kemper revises the record to show how agents emerged from the primordial film industry during the late 1920s and carved themselves a permanent niche. Through case studies of key figures like Myron Selznick and Charles Feldman, we see that the agent's character and social relationships functioned within a business structure - a good reputation and powerful connections were his most precious assets. With wit and precision, Kemper locates Hollywood agents at the crossroads of talent and profit, and captures their central and enduring role in the burgeoning film industry. |
| Illustrations: |
19 b/w photographs |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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