Star turns in Hollywood musicals /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chabrol, Marguerite (Editor), Toulza, Pierre-Olivier, 1970- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Contributions in English ; some translated from French.
Published: Saint-Denis : Dijon : Labex Arts-H2H ; Les presses du réel, 2017.
Series:Grand collection Arts-H2H.
Subjects:
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.