Larger Than Life : : Movie Stars of the 1950s / / ed. by R. Barton Palmer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Brown, William A.,; Hirsch, Foster,; Krutnik, Frank,; Lawrence, Amy,; McLean, Adrienne L.,; Palmer, R. Barton,; Pomerance, Murray,; Pugh, Tison,; Sandler, Barry,; Solomon, Matthew,; White, Susan,; Wojcik, Pamela Robertson,
• TeilnehmendeR: Brown, William.; Hirsch, Foster.; Krutnik, Frank.; Lawrence, Amy.; McLean, Adrienne L.; Palmer, R. Barton.; Pomerance, Murray.; Pugh, Tison.; Sandler, Barry.; Solomon, Matthew.; White, Susan.; Wojcik, Pamela Robertson.
• HerausgeberIn: Palmer, R. Barton,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Star Decades: American Culture/American
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 55
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: Stardom in the 1950s --; 1. Montgomery Clift: Hollywood Pseudohomosexual --; 2. Charlton Heston and Gregory Peck: Organization Men --; 3. James Stewart and James Dean:The Darkness Within --; 4. James Mason: A Star Is Born Bigger Than Life --; 5. Reflexivity and Metaperformance: Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Kim Novak --; 6. Audrey Hepburn:The Film Star as Event --; 7. Doris Day and Rock Hudson:The Girl Next Door and the Brawny He-Man --; 8. Marlon Brando: Actor, Star, Liar --; 9. Jerry Lewis: From Hamlet to Clown --; 10. Judy Holliday:The Hungry Star --; 11. What a Swell Party This Was: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra --; In the Wings --; Works Cited --; Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813549941; 9783110688610
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813549941
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by R. Barton Palmer.

The constellation of Hollywood stars burned brightly in the 1950s, even as the industry fell on hard economic times. Major artists of the 1940s--James Stewart, Jerry Lewis, and Gregory Peck--continued to exert a magical appeal but the younger generation of moviegoers was soon enthralled by an emerging cast, led by James Dean and Marlon Brando. They, among others, ushered in a provocative acting style, "the Method," bringing hard-edged, realistic performances to the screen. Adult-oriented small-budget dramas were ideal showcases for Method actors, startlingly realized when Brando seized the screen in On the Waterfront. But, with competition from television looming, Hollywood also featured film-making of epic proportion--Ben-Hur and other cinema wonders rode onto the screen with amazing spectacle, making stars of physically impressive performers such as Charlton Heston. Larger Than Life offers a comprehensive view of the star system in 1950s Hollywood and also in-depth discussions of the decade's major stars, including Montgomery Clift, Judy Holliday, Jerry Lewis, James Mason, Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Jayne Mansfield, and Audrey Hepburn.