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Author:   Pamela Robertson Wojcik
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780415310246

ISBN 10:   0415310245
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 February 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Ontology of the Film Actor 1. Remarks on the Actor 2. Audience Actor and Star and Types: Cycles as Genres 3. Screen Acting and the Communication Test Part 2: The Creation of the Film Actor 4. The Changing Status of the Actor 5. The Histrionic and Verisimilar Codes in the Biograph Films 6. Pictorial Styles and Film Acting 7. Crafting Film Performances: Acting in the Hollywood Studio Era Part 3: Style and Technique 8. Lillian Gish in True Heart Susie (1919) 9. A High Class Job of Carpentry: Toward a Typography of Early Sound Comedy 10. Masculinity in Crisis: Method Acting in Hollywood 11. Film Acting and Independent Cinema Part 4: Character and Type 12. Typcasting 13. The 1950s: Black Stars 14. In Praise of Character Actors 15. The Lives of Supporting Players 16. Supporting Character: The Queer Career of Agnes Moorehead

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