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STAR TURNS IN HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS STAR TURNS IN HOLLYWOOD Edited by Marguerite Chabrol and Pierre-Olivier Toulza MUSICALS More than any other film genre, the musical of Hollywood’s Golden Age depended on the presence of performers on the bill: these personalities met the expectations of the star system and, in addition, their dancing and/or singing skills gave them a special place in a context where star images were foregrounded. This book studies what makes musical stars so specific from the 1930s on: their performances, especially solo, which also reveal how film musicals tackle highbrow and popular culture. Acts by Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Barbra Streisand, Carmen Miranda, Eleanor Powell, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor, Doris Day and the Nicholas Brothers are analyzed according to four main issues: the role of technology in cinema-made performances (editing, dubbing…); ethnicity issues and the distinc- tive place that the musical genre granted – or not – to “non-white” artists; the importance of stars specialized in comedy who devel- oped a carnivalesque dimension in films; and the process of star construction itself within the Hollywood system, in relation to other forms of performance or cultural industries. STAR TURNS IN HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS TURNS IN HOLLYWOOD STAR MUSICALS TURNS IN HOLLYWOOD STAR Contributions by Fanny Beuré, Marguerite Chabrol, Steven Cohan, Todd Decker, Laurent Guido, Adrienne L. English version - 272p McLean, Karen McNally, Jacqueline Nacache, Allison Robbins, Robynn J. Stilwell, Noah Teichner - 24€ and Pierre-Olivier Toulza. Lobby card for the film Thousands Cheer The Grand Collection Arts-H2H (MGM, 1943), illustrated by Al Hirschfeld. © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. http://www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org/ ISBN : 978-2-84066-971-5 .

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