Irving Thalberg boy wonder to producer prince / Mark A. Vieira.
| Author/creator | Vieira, Mark A., 1950- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, |
| Description | xvii, 504 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The merger. The boy wonder -- A funny little man -- Three shaky little stars -- The perfection of silence. A studio style -- Wicked stepchildren -- A business of personalities -- Top of the heap -- "More stars than there are in heaven" -- The talkies. The golden silents -- All-talking, all-singing, all profitable -- The production code -- "His brain is the camera." Visiting royalty -- New morals for old -- The right to be wrong -- Hollywood Icarus -- The Thalberg unit . The new setup -- Honor with credit -- "To hell with art!" -- The crown prince of Hollywood. "Napoleon Thalberg" -- A feverish energy -- A labor of love -- The gods are jealous -- The legacy. Unfinished projects -- Marie Antoinette. |
| General note | "The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint"--Prelim. p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009011534 |
| ISBN | 9780520260481 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |