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Animated personalities : cartoon characters and stardom in American theatrical shorts / David McGowan.
Van Pelt Library TR897.5 .M325 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGowan, David, 1984- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animation (Cinematography).
- History.
- United States.
- Animation (Cinematography)--United States--History.
- Animated films--United States--History and criticism.
- Animated films.
- Cartoon characters--United States.
- Cartoon characters.
- Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.
- Contents:
- Section 1. Stages of theatrical stardom
- Silent animation and the development of the star system
- Stars and scandal in the 1930s
- The Second World War
- Section 2. Conceptualizing theatrical animated stardom
- The comedian comedy
- Authorship
- The studio system
- Section 3. Post-theatrical stardom
- The animated television star
- The death of the animated star?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jacobs Family Cinema Studies Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781477317433
- 1477317430
- 9781477317440
- 1477317449
- OCLC:
- 1031048684
- Publisher Number:
- 99980207945
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