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Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism

The Rise of Hollywood's Gods
By:M. Williams
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230355446
eText ISBN:9781137291493
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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Since the golden era of silent movies, stars have been described as screen gods, goddesses and idols. This is the story of how Olympus moved to Hollywood to divinise stars as Apollos and Venuses for the modern age, and defined a model of stardom that is still with us today.