Searching for Stars: Stardom and Screen Acting in British Cinema

Author:   Geoffrey Macnab (journalist and critic, London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9780304333523


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 January 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Geoffrey Macnab (journalist and critic, London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780304333523


ISBN 10:   0304333522
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface vi 1. Of Knights and Clowns 1 2. The Not-So-Roaring 20's: Ivor Novello and Betty Balfour 34 3. The King, The Queen and the Dancing Divinity 59 4. Carnival and Consensus 83 5. Stock Types 104 6. Exotic Outsiders 143 7. Lockwood, Calvert and Some Other Contract Artists 154 8. Starmakers 172 9. The End of the Studio System 201 Bibliography 208 Index 211

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Geoffrey Macnab is a film journalist and critic for The Independent, The Guardian and Screen International. He is based in London, UK.

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