The Origins of the Film Star System: Persona, Publicity and Economics in Early Cinema by Andrew Shail

The Origins of the Film Star System: Persona, Publicity and Economics in Early Cinema

International Library of the Moving Image

Andrew Shail

424 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Andrew Shail traces the emergence of film stardom in Europe and North America in the early 20th century. Modifying and supplementing Richard deCordova's account of the birth of the US star system, Shail...

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