Hollywood Reborn: Movie Stars of the 1970s

by Thomas Schur, Karl Schoonover, Cynthia Erb, et al.

Weary from the turbulent sixties, America entered the 1970s hoping for calm. Instead, the war in Vietnam and its troubled aftermath persisted, the Watergate scandal unfolded, and continuing social unrest at home and abroad provided the backdrop for the new decade. The scene was similar in Hollywood, as it experienced greater upheaval than at any point since the coming of sound. As the studio and star systems declined, actors had more power than ever,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813547490
• ISBN13: 9780813547497
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"