A star is born /

Drunken waning movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops which blossoms into romance but tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's plummets.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Star is born (Motion picture : 1954)
Main Authors:	Martin, Skip (Composer), Gershe, Leonard (Composer, Lyricist), Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986 (Composer), Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967 (Author), Campbell, Alan, 1905-1963 (Author), Carson, Robert, 1909-1983 (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), Transcona Enterprises, Inc
Other Authors:	Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 (Screenwriter), Leavitt, Samuel, 1904-1984 (Cinematographer), Luft, Sid (Producer), Cukor, George, 1899-1983 (Director), Garland, Judy (Actor), Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Actor), Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 (Actor), Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967 (Actor), Noonan, Tommy, 1921-1968 (Actor), Marlow, Lucy (Actor), Blake, Amanda (Actor), Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965 (Actor), Shermet, Hazel (Actor), Bert, Malcolm (Artistic director), Blangsted, Folmar, 1904-1982 (Film editor), Lang, Charles B. (Sound designer), Hopkins, George James (Set designer), Cathcart, Jack (Arranger), Sharaff, Irene (Artistic director, Costume designer), Allen, Gene, 1918-2015 (Designer), Louis, Jean, 1907-1997 (Costume designer), Nyberg, Mary Ann, 1923-1979 (Costume designer), Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 (Lyricist), Barstow, Richard (Choreographer), Heindorf, Ray, 1908-1980 (Conductor), Wellman, William A., 1896-1975
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed captioned.
Subjects:	Motion picture actors and actresses > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Jealousy > Drama. Jealousy Man-woman relationships Motion picture actors and actresses Actors > Drama. Man-woman relationship > Drama. Drama Feature films Musical films. Feature films. Films for hard of hearing people. Internet videos. Video recordings for hard of hearing people. Musical > Feature. Vidéos pour personnes ayant une déficience auditive. Films pour personnes ayant une déficience auditive. Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

Description
Summary:	Drunken waning movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops which blossoms into romance but tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's plummets.
Item Description:	Based on the Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson screen play from a story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (176 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	02:56:00
Format:	System requirements: Microsoft Silverlight. Streaming video file. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards:	Golden Globes 1954: Best actress, Judy Garland; Best actor, James Mason.
Production Credits:	Art director, Malcolm Bert ; film editor, Folmar Blangsted ; sound by Charles B. Lang, David Forrest ; set decorator, George James Hopkins ; special effects by H.F. Koenekamp ; vocal arrangements by Jack Cathcart ; orchestrations by Skip Martin ; song "Born in a trunk" music and lyrics by Leonard Gershe ; art direction and costumes for "Born in a trunk" by Irene Sharaff ; production design by Gene Allen ; costumes designed by Jean Louis, Mary Ann Nyberg ; music by Harold Arlen ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; dances created and staged by Richard Barstow ; musical direction by Ray Heindorf.