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Searching for StarsStardom and Screen Acting in British Cinema
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Geoffrey Macnab

Explores the reasons behind British cinema's failure to create its own stars. The text looks at the way theatre and music hall spawned their stars, and asks why so many of them found the transition to film so awkward. It compares the British star system with that of Hollywood. What sort of contracts were British stars offered? How much were they paid? Who dealt with their publicity? How did Bri…

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9781441184252
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1 online resource (232 pages)
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