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 InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxvii, 504 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009011534
ISBN9780520260481 (cloth : alk. paper)

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