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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hain, Milan (1984-....)
Titre(s) : Starmaker [Texte imprimé] : David O. Selznick and the production of stars in the Hollywood studio system / Milan Hain
Publication : Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2023]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-288 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"David O. Selznick (1902-1965) was one of the most prominent film producers of the
Hollywood studio era, responsible for such artistic and commercial triumphs as King
Kong, David Copperfield, Anna Karenina, A Star Is Born, Gone with the Wind, Rebecca,
Spellbound, and The Third Man. However, film production was not his only domain. Starting
in the late 1930s, he built an impressive stable of stars within his own independent
company, including Ingrid Bergman, Vivien Leigh, Joan Fontaine, Jennifer Jones, and
Gregory Peck. In Starmaker: David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood
Studio System, author Milan Hain reveals the mechanisms by which Selznick and his
collaborators discovered and promoted new stars and describes how these personalities
were marketed, whether for financial gain or symbolic recognition and prestige. Using
a wide range of archival materials, the book significantly complements and reshapes
our understanding of Selznick's celebrated career by focusing on heretofore neglected
aspects of his creative and business activities. It also sheds light on the US film
industry during the Golden Age of Hollywood studios and in the postwar period when
the established order began to break down. By structuring the book around Selznick
and his role as a starmaker, Hain demonstrates that star production and development
in the Hollywood studio system was a highly organized and systematic activity, though
the respective strategies and procedures were often hidden from the public eye"
Sujet(s) : Selznick, David Oliver (1902-1965)
Cinéma -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Cinéma -- Production et réalisation -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Industrie du cinéma -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Hollywood (Calif., États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 232092 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Production - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781496846051. - ISBN 1496846052. - ISBN 9781496846068 (erroné). - ISBN 9781496846075
(erroné). - ISBN 9781496846082 (erroné). - ISBN 9781496846099 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47421825b
Notice n° :
FRBNF47421825
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Acknowledgments -- ; Prologue: "A star is born" as the quintessential Hollywood myth
-- ; Introduction -- ; 1. The construction of naturalness: Ingrid Bergman and "Intermezzo:
a love story" -- ; 2. Producing prestige: loan-outs of Selznick's female stars in
the first half of the 1940s -- ; 3. While they were fighting: the development of male
stars during World War II -- ; 4. From model teenager to teenage mother: Shirley Temple
as Selznick's contract star in the 1940s -- ; 5. Selznick (goes) international: Selznick's
studio and international stars after 1945 -- ; 6. The most faithful of them all: Jennifer
Jones after "The song of Bernadette" -- ; Conclusion. The Selznick brand: in the tradition
of quality and prestige -- ; Appendix: Selznick's star stable in numbers -- ; Archive
collections used -- ; Notes -- ; Bibliography -- ; Index.
