Movie Crazy: Stars, Fans, and the Cult of Celebrity

While the impact that legendary actors and actresses have had on the development of the Hollywood film industry is well known, few have recognised the power of movie fans on shaping the industry. This books redresses that balance, and is the first study of Hollywood's golden era to examine the period from the viewpoint of the fans. Using fan club journals, fan letters, studio production records, and other previously unpublished archival sources, Samantha Barbas reveals how the passion, enthusiasm, and ongoing activism of film fans in Hollywood's golden era transformed early cinema, the modern mass media and American popular culture.

Author: S. Barbas
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/18/2002
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.82w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780312239626

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2001 pg. 55
Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 100
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 286

About the Author
SAMANTHA BARBAS received her Ph.D. in American history from the University of California at Berkeley. She currently teaches in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at Arizona State University.