Hollywood left and right : how movie stars shaped American politics
Ross, Steven Joseph2011
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Through a series of gripping chapters on larger-than-life figures in American cinema, Charlie Chaplin, Louis Mayer, Edward G. Robinson, Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda, Charlton Heston, Warren Beatty and Arnold Schwarzenegger, this book tells the story of how Hollywood emerged as a centre of American politics.
Main title:
Hollywood left and right : how movie stars shaped American politics / by Steven Ross.
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Imprint:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Collation:
320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780195181722 (hbk)0195181727 (hbk)
Dewey class:
791.43028973791.430
Language:
English
Subject:
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryMotion picture producers and directors -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryMotion picture industry -- United States -- InfluencePerforming ArtsUnited States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
BRN:
2084292
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