Mary R Desjardins

Recycled Stars

Female Film Stardom in the Age of Television and Video

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Produktbeschreibung

Mary R. Desjardins is Associate Professor of Film and Television Studies at Dartmouth College. She is the coeditor of Dietrich Icon, also published by Duke University Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 175mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780822357896
• ISBN-10: 0822357895
• Artikelnr.: 41052507

Autorenporträt

Mary R. Desjardins is Associate Professor of Film and Television Studies at Dartmouth College. She is the coeditor of Dietrich Icon, also published by Duke University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. "The Elegance . . . Is Almost Overwhelming": Glamour and Discursive
Struggles over Female Stardom in Early Television 13
2. Norma Desmond, Your Spell Is Everywhere: The Time and Place of the
Female Film Star in 1950s Television and Film 57
3. Maureen O'Hara's "Confidential" Life: Recycling Hollywood Film Stars in
the 1950s through Scandalous Gossip and Moral Biography 99
4. After the Laughter: Recycling Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as a Star
Couple 143
5. Star Bodies, Star Bios: Stardom, Gender, and Identity Politics 191
Conclusion 243
Notes 253
Select Bibliography 295
Index 305