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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462007503321

Titolo

New constellations [[electronic resource] ] : movie stars of the 1960s / / edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-86451-7

0-8135-5229-X

1-78034-791-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 274 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Star decades : American culture/American cinema

Altri autori (Persone)

WojcikPamela Robertson <1964->

Disciplina

791.4302/80922

B

Soggetti

Motion picture actors and actresses - United States

Motion picture actors and actresses

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Stardom in the 1960's -- 1 Paul Newman: Superstardom and Anti-Stardom -- 2 Elizabeth Taylor: The Biggest Star in the World -- 3 Dustin Hoffman: As Artistic as Possible -- 4 Steve McQueen: Cool, Combative, and Disconnected -- 5 Mia Farrow: Categorically Intangible -- 6 Peter Sellers: A Figure of the Impasse -- 7 Julie Andrews: Practically Too Perfect in Every Way -- 8 Sidney Poitier : It Is No Great Joy to Be a Symbol -- 9 Brigitte Bardot: From International Star to Fashion Icon -- 10 Edie Sedgwick: Girl of the Year -- 11 Eva and Zsa Zsa Gabor : Hungary Meets Hillbilly U.S.A. -- In the Wings -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

New Constellations: Movie Stars of the 1960's 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'