I won't grow up! : the comic man-child in film from 1901 to the present /

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the character of the man-child, from André Deed, who debuted on screen in 1901, to Seth Rogen. The author discusses changing cultural attitudes about maturity, what it means to be an adult, what it means to be a child and how those things are becomin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Balducci, Anthony, 1958- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:	Emotional maturity in motion pictures. Men in motion pictures. Boys in motion pictures.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The crib years
Act your age
I'm a baaaad boy!"
Masculinity and the German occupation of France
A major minor
Further post-war immaturity
Forever young
Young again
I know you are but what am I?
Problem child
Jack and Jill
Girls
Epilogue.