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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood : celebrity gossip and American conservatism / Jennifer Frost.
LIBRA PN4874.H64 F76 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frost, Jennifer, 1961-
- Series:
- American history and culture (New York University Press)
- American history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hopper, Hedda, 1885-1966.
- Hopper, Hedda.
- Hopper, Hedda, 1885-1966--Political and social views.
- Political and social views.
- Gossip columnists--United States--Biography.
- Gossip columnists.
- Press and politics--United States--History--20th century.
- Press and politics.
- Motion picture industry.
- History.
- United States.
- Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Political aspects.
- Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Conservatism--United States--History--20th century.
- Conservatism.
- California--Los Angeles.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 ; cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2011]
- Contents:
- Introduction : "malice in wonderland"
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
- Readers, respondents, and fans
- Hopper's wars
- Cold War Americanism, Hopper style
- Blacklisting Hollywood "Reds"
- Representing race in the face of civil rights
- "Family togetherness" in Fifties Hollywood
- Taking on "Hollywood Babylon"
- Conclusion : movies, politics, and narratives of nostalgia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814728239
- 0814728235
- 9780814728246
- 0814728243
- OCLC:
- 630468406
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