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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812065503321

Autore

Ross Steven Joseph

Titolo

Hollywood left and right : how movie stars shaped American politics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011

ISBN

9786613232137

9780199911431

0199911436

9781283232135

1283232138

9780199720484

0199720487

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (513 p.)

Disciplina

322.0973

Soggetti

Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Motion picture industry -- United States -- Influence

Motion picture producers and directors -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century

United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century

Motion picture industry - Influence - 20th century - United States

Motion picture producers and directors - Political activity - History - 20th century - United States

Motion picture actors and actresses - History - Political activity - United States

Music, Dance, Drama & Film

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

United States - General

Film

United States Politics and government 20th century

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 and index.



Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: MOVIE STARS AND POLITICS; 1 THE FIRST POLITICAL MOVIE STAR: CHARLIE CHAPLIN; 2 THE MAN WHO BROUGHT HOLLYWOOD INTO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: LOUIS B. MAYER; 3 LITTLE CAESAR AND THE HUAC MOB: EDWARD G. ROBINSON; 4 HOLLYWOOD AND THE CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION: GEORGE MURPHY AND RONALD REAGAN; 5 POLITICS IN BLACK AND WHITE: HARRY BELAFONTE; 6 MOVEMENT LEADER, GRASSROOTS BUILDER: JANE FONDA; 7 MOSES AND THE RED TIDE: CHARLTON HESTON; 8 PRESIDENT BULWORTH, OR, WILL MR. BEATTY GO TO WASHINGTON? WARREN BEATTY

9 GOVERNOR ARNOLD AND THE AGE OF CELEBRITY POLITICS: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGEREPILOGUE; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics. Ever since the film industry relocated to Hollywood early in the twentieth century, it has had an outsized influence on American politics. Through compelling larger-than-life figures in American cinema--Charlie Chaplin, Louis B. Mayer, Edward G. Robinson, George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Harry Belafonte, Jane Fonda, Charlton Heston, Warren Beatty, a