This Mad Masquerade
Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age
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Studlar looks at four major Hollywood male stars of the silent era--Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, John Barrymore, and Lon Chaney--to illuminate the cultural, ideological, and historical implications of these stars in relation to contemporary debates over changing sexual and social norms.
About the Author:
Gaylyn Studlar is director of the program in film and video studies and professor of film and video studies and English at the University of Michigan.
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