The Star Machine by Jeanine Basinger - 2007-10-23

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf, October 2007. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good.

Brand new.

Paperback. Very Good.

Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1400041309 . Book and DJ As New. NO notes. No markings of ANY kind. DJ not price clipped ($35) ; 1st printing. ; film clips,photos; 586 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 586pp, illus., a few spots to cover, a few pgs w/ turned corners, slight rubbing to dj.. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -.

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Film historian Jeanine Basinger gives us an immensely entertaining look into the "star machine," examining how at the height of the studio system, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the studios worked to manufacture star actors and actresses. With revelatory insights and delightful asides, she shows us how the machine worked_when_ it worked, how it failed when it didn't, and how irrelevant it could sometimes be. She gives us the "human factor," case studies focusing on big stars groomed into the system; the "awesomely beautiful" (and disillusioned) Tyrone Power; the seductive, disobedient Lana Turner; and a dazzling cast of others--Loretta Young, Errol Flynn, Irene Dunne, Deanna Durbin. She analyses their careers, showing how their fame happened and what happened to them as a result. (Both Lana Turner and Errol Flynn, for instance, were involved in notorious court cases.)… Read More

Hardcover w/ Dust jacket. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.