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Book SynopsisWeary from the turbulent sixties, America entered the 1970s hoping for calm. When it might have faded out, Hollywood was reborn - but what was the nature of this rebirth? This title examines this question, with contributors focusing on many of the era's key figures - noteworthy actors such as Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Faye Dunaway, and Warren Beatty.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Stardom in the 1970s by James Morrison 1. Jane Fonda: From Graylist to A-List by Maria Pramaggiore
2. Robert Redford and Warren Beatty: Consensus Stars for a Post-Consensus Age by Chris Cagle
3. Al Pacino: From the Mob to the Mineshaft by Joe Wlodarz
4. Jodie Foster and Brooke Shields: "New Ways to Look at the Young" by Cynthia Erb
5. Richard Roundtree: Inventing Shaft by Jans Wager
6. Shelley Winters: Camp, Abjection, and the Agining Star by James Morrison
7. Faye Dunaway: Stardom and Ambivalence by Thomas Schur
8. Divine: Toward an "Imperfect" Stardom by Karl Schoonover
9. Julie Christie and Vanessa Redgrave: Performance and the Politics of Singularity by Nick Davis
10. Donald Sutherland: The Politics and Erotics of Submission by Jean Walton
In the Wings by James Morrison
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