{"product_id":"glamour-in-a-golden-age-movie-stars-of-the-1930s-star-decades-american-cultureamerican-cinema-9780813549057","title":"Glamour in a Golden Age Movie Stars of the 1930s","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The central characteristic of 'glamour' in the starry heavens of 1930s Hollywood received illuminating backlighting in McLean's collection. A construct encompassing elegance, luxury, romance, and sex appeal, glamour shines, even scintillates, through the galaxy of celebrities covered in this sparkling volume in the 'Star Decades' series. Recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"The central characteristic of 'glamour' in the starry heavens of 1930s Hollywood received illuminating backlighting in McLean's collection. A construct encompassing elegance, luxury, romance, and sex appeal, glamour shines, even scintillates, through the galaxy of celebrities covered in this sparkling volume in the 'Star Decades' series. Recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Stardom in the 1930s\u003cbr\u003e 1. Not of Hollywood: Ruth Chatterton, Ann Harding, Constance Bennett, Kay Francis, and Nancy Carroll\u003cbr\u003e 2. Shirley Temple: Making Dreams Come True\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gary Cooper: Rugged Elegance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bette Davis: Worker and Queen\u003cbr\u003e 5. Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo: The Sexy Hausfrau versus the Swedish Sphinx\u003cbr\u003e 6. Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford: Rivals at the Glamour Factory\u003cbr\u003e 7. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland: Romancing through History\u003cbr\u003e 8. Jean Harlow: Tragic Blonde\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Modernizing Class\u003cbr\u003e 10. Myrna Loy and William Powell: The Perfect Screen Couple\u003cbr\u003e 11. Clark Gable: The King of Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e In the Wings\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405781115223,"sku":"9780813549057","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813549057.jpg?v=1730493594","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/glamour-in-a-golden-age-movie-stars-of-the-1930s-star-decades-american-cultureamerican-cinema-9780813549057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}