Independent Stardom - Freelance Women in the Hollywood Studio System

Informationen zum Autor Emily Carman is an assistant professor of film studies in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. Klappentext Bringing to light an often-ignored aspect of Hollywood studio system history, this book focuses on female stars who broke the mold of a male-dominated, often manipulative industry to dictate the path of their own careers through freelancing. Zusammenfassung Bringing to light an often-ignored aspect of Hollywood studio system history, this book focuses on female stars who broke the mold of a male-dominated, often manipulative industry to dictate the path of their own careers through freelancing. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Independent Stardom Is BornChapter One. 1930s Hollywood: The Golden Age for TalentChapter Two. The [Freelance] Contract in ContextChapter Three. Labor and Lipstick: Promoting the Independent PersonaChapter Four. Independent Stardom Goes MainstreamAppendix One. Key Freelance Deals of Independent Stardom Case Study Stars, 1930–1945Appendix Two. Motion Picture Archives and Library Materials ConsultedNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Emily Carman
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781477307816
• ISBN: 978-1-4773-0781-6
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Texas Film and Media Studies Series; Texas Film and Media Studies; Texas Film and Media Studies Series; Texas Film and Media Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories