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From shtetl to stardom : Jews and Hollywood / Steven J. Ross, editor ; Michael Renov and Vincent Brook, guest editors ; Lisa Ansell, associate editor.
Van Pelt Library PN1993.5.U65 F767 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Jewish role in American life ; volume 14.
- Jewish role in American life ; volume 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television broadcasting--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Television broadcasting.
- Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Jews in the motion picture industry.
- History.
- California--Los Angeles.
- Jews in the motion picture industry--United States.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- United States--Civilization--Jewish influences.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- Civilization--Jewish influences.
- California--Los Angeles--Hollywood.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 190 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- West Lafayette, Indiana : Published by the Purdue University Press for the USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life, [2017]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Histories
- Chapter 1 Still an Empire of Their Own: How Jews Remain Atop a Reinvented Hollywood / Vincent Brook Brook, Vincent 3
- Chapter 2 The Ben Urwand Controversy: Exploring the Hollywood-Hitler Relationship / Lawrence Baron Baron, Lawrence, Joel Rosenberg Rosenberg, Joel, Vincent Brook Brook, Vincent 23
- Part 2 Case Studies
- Chapter 3 Dirty Jews: Amy Schumer and Other Vulgar Jewesses / Shaina Hammerman Hammerman, Shaina 49
- Chapter 4 "The Woman Thing and the Jew Thing": Transsexuality, Transcomedy, and the Legacy of Subversive Jewishness in Transparent / Joshua Louis Moss Moss, Joshua Louis 73
- Chapter 5 Eastern-European Fatalism in Minnesota: The Mournful Destinies of A Serious Man / Howard A. Rodman Rodman, Howard A. 99
- Chapter 6 "If Jewish People Wrote All the Songs": The Anti-Folklore of Allan Sherman / Jeffrey Shandler Shandler, Jeffrey 109
- Part 3 Up-Close and Personal
- Chapter 7 Comedy and Corned Beef: The Genesis of the Sitcom Writing Room / David Isaacs Isaacs, David 127
- Chapter 8 The Faemmle Business: Laemmle Theaters, Los Angeles, and the Moviegoing Experience-An Interview with Bob and Greg Laemmle / Ross Melnick Melnick, Ross 137
- Chapter 9 An Outsider's View of Sixties America: Matthew Werner Talks with Michael Renov about the Jews of Mad Men / Michael Renov Renov, Michael 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1557537631
- 9781557537638
- OCLC:
- 944463381
- Publisher Number:
- 99969295046
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