Larger Than Life (eBook)

Movie Stars of the 1950s

R. Barton Palmer (Herausgeber)

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2010
272 Seiten
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-4994-1 (ISBN)

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The constellation of Hollywood stars burned brightly in the 1950s, even as the industry fell on hard economic times. Major artists of the 1940s--James Stewart, Jerry Lewis, and Gregory Peck--continued to exert a magical appeal but the younger generation of moviegoers was soon enthralled by an emerging cast, led by James Dean and Marlon Brando. They, among others, ushered in a provocative acting style, "e;the Method,"e; bringing hard-edged, realistic performances to the screen. Adult-oriented small-budget dramas were ideal showcases for Method actors, startlingly realized when Brando seized the screen in On the Waterfront. But, with competition from television looming, Hollywood also featured film-making of epic proportion--Ben-Hur and other cinema wonders rode onto the screen with amazing spectacle, making stars of physically impressive performers such as Charlton Heston.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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.6.2010
• Co-Autor: Matthew Solomon, Susan White, Pamela Robertson Wojcik, William Brown, Foster Hirsch, Frank Krutnik, Amy Lawrence, Adrienne L. McLean, Murray Pomerance, Tison Pugh, Barry Sandler
• Einführung: R. Barton Palmer
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-8135-4994-9 / 0813549949
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-4994-1 / 9780813549941