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Entertaining America : Jews, movies, and broadcasting / [edited by] J. Hoberman and Jeffrey Shandler ; with contributions from Maurice Berger ... [and others].
Van Pelt Library PN1590.J48 E58 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews in the performing arts--United States.
- Jews in the performing arts.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 334 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Jewish Museum, under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America ; Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- "Entertaining America" is a captivating look at one of the longest-running and most provocative public discussions in America: the relationship between the nation's Jews and its entertainment media. This colorfully written, lavishly illustrated book surveys how Jews have participated in--and been identified with--American movies, radio, and television from the nickelodeon era at the turn of the 20th century to the present day.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Entertaining "Entertaining America" / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 11
- Nickelodeon Nation
- The Nickelodeon Boom in Manhattan / Ben Singer 23
- Charles Steiner and the Houston Hippodrome / Judith Thissen 28
- The First "Jewish" Superstar: Charlie Chaplin / J. Hoberman 34
- Virtually Jewish / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 40
- Moguldom
- Hollywood's Jewish Question / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 47
- On The Jazz Singer / J. Hoberman 77
- The Jazz Singer: A Chronology / J. Hoberman 84
- Putting Blackface in Its Place / Mark Slobin 93
- An American at Home, a Jew on the Air
- The Media That "Speak Your Language": American Yiddish Radio and Film / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 104
- Goldberg Variations: The Achievements of Gertrude Berg / Donald Weber 113
- The Goldbergs: A Chronology / J. Hoberman 124
- Religion, Democracy, and Radio Waves: The Eternal Light / Jeffrey Shandler 130
- Our Show of Shows / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 144
- Star Gallery
- Theda Bara / J. Hoberman 152
- Bronco Billy Anderson / J. Hoberman 153
- Fanny Brice / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 154
- Eddie Cantor / J. Hoberman 156
- Sylvia Sidney / J. Hoberman 158
- The Marx Brothers / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 159
- Betty Boop / Amelia S. Holberg 164
- Superman / J. Hoberman 166
- Bess Myerson / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 167
- Paul Muni / Moyshe Krishtol 169
- Judy Holliday / J. Hoberman 171
- John Garfield / Samuel J. Rosenthal 173
- Shelley Winters / J. Hoberman 176
- Danny Kaye / Michael Bronski 178
- Marilyn Monroe / Susan Wender 182
- Sammy Davis, Jr. / Maurice Berger 189
- Anne Frank / Jeffrey Shandler 192
- Barbra Streisand / Rhonda Lieberman 196
- Dustin Hoffman / J. Hoberman 198
- Roseanne / David Marc 199
- Howard Stern / Mel Gordon 201
- Adam Sandler / J. Hoberman 203
- Stand-Up Jews
- Exodus: Real to Reel to Real / Deborah Dash Moore 207
- Flaunting It: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's "Nice" Jewish (Bad) Boys / J. Hoberman 220
- At Home on the Small Screen: Television's New York Jews / Jeffrey Shandler 244
- American Media and the Holocaust / Jeffrey Shandler 258
- The Virtual Rebbe / Jeffrey Shandler 264
- Bill Clinton, Hollywood President: A Chronology / J. Hoberman 268
- Not the Last Word: A Conversation / J. Hoberman, Jeffrey Shandler 274.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-319) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691113017
- 0691113025
- OCLC:
- 50334010
- Online:
- Publisher description
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