LEADER 02684nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910813805903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-71608-9 010 $a1-62103-703-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000270892 035 $a(EBL)1049010 035 $a(OCoLC)777251346 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755944 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11409816 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755944 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10730940 035 $a(PQKB)11764846 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1049010 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24799 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4977808 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1049010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10619476 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4977808 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402858 035 $a(OCoLC)819508596 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000270892 100 $a20120206d2012 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHollywood unknowns$b[electronic resource] $ea history of extras, bit players, and stand-ins /$fAnthony Slide 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61703-474-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe extra in the early silent years -- The 1920's -- The Hollywood studio club -- Central casting -- The port of missing girls -- The coming of sound -- The stand-in -- Celebrity extras -- The silent star as extra -- Ethnic extras -- The 1940's, unionization, and beyond -- "Extras, extras, read all about 'em". 330 $aExtras, bit players, and stand-ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception. On a personal and a professional level, their stories are told in Hollywood Unknowns, the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the present. Hollywood Unknowns discusses the relationship of the extra to the star, the lowly position in which extras were held, the poor working conditions and wages, and the sexual exploitation of many of the hardworking women striving for a place in Hollywood society. Though mainly anonymous, many are identified by name 606 $aExtras (Actors)$zUnited States 606 $aMotion pictures$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aExtras (Actors) 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory 676 $a792.02/80973 700 $aSlide$b Anthony$0457503 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813805903321 996 $aHollywood unknowns$94123501 997 $aUNINA