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Movie comedians of the 1950s : defining a new era of big screen comedy / Wes D. Gehring.
- Title
- Movie comedians of the 1950s : defining a new era of big screen comedy / Wes D. Gehring.
- Author
- Gehring, Wes D.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company , Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PN1995.9.C55 G4255 2016 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 201 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The 1950s were a transitional period for film comedians. The artistic suppression of the McCarthy era resulted in a dumbing-down of motion pictures. This book examines the era of "personality comedy," with a reappraisal of talents like Martin and Hope, and a deconstruction of the "dumb blonde" comedienne stereotype as applied to Holliday and Marilyn"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198), filmography (pages 181-182) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 0786499966
- 9780786499960
- 9781476626925 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 965922074
- SCSB-10773601
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library