Idols of the Odeons

Idols of the Odeons

EnglishHardback
Roberts, Andrew
Manchester University Press
EAN: 9781526147035
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Idols of the Odeons examines British film stardom in the post-war era, a time when Hollywood movies were increasingly supplanting the Pinewood/Elstree studio system. The book encompasses the careers of sixteen actors, including Stanley Baker, Diana Dors, Norman Wisdom, Hattie Jacques, Peter Finch and Peter Sellers. Such extremely diverse careers provide the opportunity to explore overlooked films, in addition to examining how the term ‘star’ could apply to a stalwart leading man, a Variety comic, a self-created ‘Vamp’ and a character actor. Above all, this is a book that celebrates, with idiosyncratic humour and warmth, how these actors accomplished much of their best work during the transitional period between the Rank/ABPC roster of stars and the US domination of the British film industry.
EAN 9781526147035
ISBN 1526147033
Binding Hardback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Publication date April 19, 2020
Pages 344
Language English
Dimensions 234 x 156 x 21
Country United Kingdom
Readership General
Authors Roberts, Andrew
Illustrations 16 black & white illustrations
Series Manchester University Press
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