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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Introduction: The Faces in the Mirror
1. The Star Is Born: From Edison’s Blobs to Florence Lawrence
2. The First Goddesses: Mary Pickford, Norma Talmadge, Flappers, and Virgins
3. The Matinee Idols: Charlie, Doug, Rudy, and More
4. Sodom: The Silent Star Scandals
5. Judgment Day: The Movies Speak
6. The Stars Who Talked: The Great Singularities of the Studio Era
7. The Factory: How Stars Were Made
8. Monsters, Scarlett Women, and Other Characters
9. The Afternoon Shift: Postwar Studio Stardom
10. Barbarians at the Gates: Brando Changes Everything
11. The New Machine: Small Screen, Small Gods
12. Vinyl: The New Rock Celebrities and the Warhol Factory
13. Free at Last: The Long Voyage of the African American Star
14. Dig the New Breed: Mensches, Hippies, and Fame in New Hollywood
15. The Glamour Backlash: The 1980s
16. Machines and Macho Men: Cable, VHS, and Arnold Rewrite the Rules
17. The Kids Are All Right: Brat Packers and the New Teen Idols
18. MTV and Its Discontents: Michael Jackson, Madonna, and the Rise of the Meta-Star
19. The Corporate Star: The 1990s and Beyond
20. Pixel Persona: Stardom in the Internet Age
Postscript: Star Death
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
Illustrations
Other Books by This Author
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