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Informationen zum Autor R. BARTON PALMER is the Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University, where he also directs the film studies program. He is the author, editor, or general editor of numerous books on various literary and cinematic subjects, including Traditions in World Cinema (Rutgers University Press). Klappentext Larger Than Life offers a comprehensive view of the star system in 1950s Hollywood and also in-depth discussions of the decade's major stars, including Montgomery Clift, Judy Holliday, Jerry Lewis, James Mason, Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Jayne Mansfield, and Audrey Hepburn. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction / R. Barton Palmer Montgomery Clift : Hollywood pseudohomosexual / Tison Pugh, Barry Sandler Charlton Heston and Gregory Peck : organization men / R. Barton Palmer James Stewart and James Dean : the darkness within / Murray Pomerance James Mason : a star is born bigger than life / Amy Lawrence Reflexivity and metaperformance : Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Kim Novak / Matthew Solomon Audrey Hepburn : the film star as event / William Brown Doris Day and Rock Hudson : the girl next door and the brawny he-man / Foster Hirsch Marlon Brando : actor, star, liar / Susan White Jerry Lewis : from Hamlet to clown / Frank Krutnik Judy Holliday : the hungry star / Pamela Robertson Wojcik What a swell party this was : Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra / Adrienne L. McLean In the wings / R. Barton Palmer
