Star turns in Hollywood musicals /
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Contributions in English ; some translated from French. |
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Saint-Denis : Dijon :
Labex Arts-H2H ; Les presses du réel,
2017.
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| Series: | Grand collection Arts-H2H.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Marguerite Chabrol and Pierre-Olivier Toulza
- Technological bodies: Fred Astaire, Captain America, and the cyborg : the technological body of a musical star / Todd Decker. "Experimentations by our sound department" : playback stars in 1930s Hollywood / Allison Robbins. The goddess in mono : the dubbing of Rita Hayworth / Marguerite Chabrol
- Minority performers: Featuring the Nicholas Brothers : spectacle, structure and racial interventions in the Hollywood musical / Karen McNally. Adorning and whitening : Carmen Miranda's Technicolor / Pierre-Olivier Toulza. Imitation, embodiment, and homage in Eleanor Powell's tribute to Bill Robinson / Robynn J. Stilwell
- Musical comedians: The musical comedian : Bob Hope in the Road to series and Son of Paleface / Steven Cohan. Eddie Cantor, singing comedian : celebrity and character across media / Noah Teichner. Fanny Brice/Barbra Streisand : "The original Funny girl" / Jacqueline Nacache
- "Star-making" and media stereotypes: Cyd Charisse : America's movie ballerina / Adrienne L. McLean. Doris Day's early Warner Bros. musicals : the transition of a star from the recording industry / Fanny Beuré. Bodies on display : musical stars and advertising photography / Laurent Guido.