Hollywood and the Baby Boom - A Social History

Between 1946 and 1964 seventy-five million babies were born, dwarfing the generations that preceded and succeeded them. At each stage of its life-cycle, the baby boom''s great size has dictated the terms of national policy and public debate. While aspects of this history are well-documented, the relationship between the baby boom and Hollywood has never been explored. And yet, for almost 40 years, baby boomers made up the majority of Hollywood''s audience, and since the 1970s, boomers have dominated movie production. weaves together interviews with leading filmmakers, archival research and the memories of hundreds of ordinary filmgoers to tell the full story of Hollywood''s relationship with the boomers for the first time. The authors demonstrate the profound influence of the boomers on the ways that movies were made, seen and understood since the 1950s. The result is a compelling new account that draws upon an unprecedented range of sources, and offers new insights into the history of American movies.>

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• Authors: James Russell, James (De Montfort University Russell, Professor James (De Montfort University Russell, Jim Whalley, Jim (De Montfort University Whalley
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781501353901
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-5390-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; USA, Hollywood, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Social & cultural history, Films, cinema, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Population & demography, Population and Demography, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)