The Actress: Hollywood Acting and the Female Star
- ISBN-10
- 0415977924
- ISBN-13
- 9780415977920
- Series
- The Actress
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Karen Hollinger
Description
Examining the major issues in studying film acting, stardom and the Hollywood actress, this book combines theories of screen acting and film stardom to present the student with a fresh approach to these two popular study topics.
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