Picture Personalities

Picture Personalities
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 025207016X
ISBN-13 : 9780252070167
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Book Synopsis Picture Personalities by : Richard DeCordova

Download or read book Picture Personalities written by Richard DeCordova and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving pictures existed for over a decade before anything resembling a star system appeared. Then American cinema went from being devoid of stars to being dependent on them. This is an account of this development in cinema and modern culture.


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