New constellations : movie stars of the 1960s / edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik.

New Constellations: Movie Stars of the 1960s 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Wojcik, Pamela Robertson, 1964-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.
Series:	Star decades: American culture/American cinema.
Subjects:	Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts. PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning. PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General. Motion picture actors and actresses United States collective biographies. Biographies Biographies.
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Pamela Robertson Wojcik
Paul Newman: superstardom and anti-stardom / Christine Becker
Elizabeth Taylor: the biggest star in the world / Alexander Doty
Dustin Hoffman: as artistic as possible / Daniel Smith-Rowsey
Steve McQueen: cool, combative, and disconnected / Ina Rae Hark
Mia Farrow: categorically intangible / Leslie Abramson
Peter Sellers: a figure of the impasse / Cynthia Baron
Julie Andrews: practically too perfect in every way / Dennis Bingham
Sidney Poitier: it is no great joy to be a symbol / Arthur Knight
Brigitte Bardot: from international star to fashion icon / Kelley Conway
Edie Sedgwick: girl of the year / Christopher Sieving
Eva and Zsa Zsa Gabor: Hungary meets hillbilly U.S.A. / Diane Pecknold
In the wings / Pamela Robertson Wojcik.

New constellations : movie stars of the 1960s / edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik.

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