New constellations : movie stars of the 1960s / edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.
Description
1 online resource (vii, 274 pages) : illustrations.

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Subject(s)
Series
Star decades: American culture/American cinema [More in this series]
Summary note
New Constellations: Movie Stars of the 1960s tells the story of the final glory days of the studio system and changing conceptions of stardom, considering such Hollywood icons as Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman alongside such hallmarks of youth culture as Mia Farrow and Dustin Hoffman. Others, like Sidney Poitier and Peter Sellers, took advantage of the developing independent and international film markets to craft truly groundbreaking screen personae. And some were simply "famous for being famous," with celebrities like Zsa Zsa Gabor and Edie Sedgwick paving the way for today'
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Print version record.
Language note
English.
Other title(s)
Movie stars of the 1960s
ISBN
  • 9780813552293 ((electronic bk.))
  • 081355229X ((electronic bk.))
  • 1283864517
  • 9781283864510
  • 9781780347912
  • 178034791X
  • 0813551714
  • 9780813551715
International Article Number
  • 9780813551715
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