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LARGER THAN LIFE
MOVIE STARS OF THE 1950S |
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R. Barton Palmer (Editor), R. Barton Palmer, William Brown |
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Paperback |
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£34.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0813547679 |
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9780813547671 |
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
30 June, 2010 |
Series: |
Star Decades: American Culture/American Cinema |
Pages: |
272 |
Description: |
Offers a comprehensive view of the star system in 1950s Hollywood, the emergence of ""method"" acting, and in-depth discussions of the decade's major stars, including Montgomery Clift, Judy Holliday, Jerry Lewis, James Mason, Marilyn Monroe and Kim Novak. |
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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 realised 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. |
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55 |
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US |
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Rutgers University Press |
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