Taking Fame to Market: On the Pre-History and Post-History of Hollywood Stardom Cover
Podcast Mentions

Taking Fame to Market On the Pre-History and Post-History of Hollywood Stardom

B. King

This book explores, from a sociological perspective, the relationship between acting as symbolic work and the commercialization of popular culture. Particular attention is paid to the social conditions that gave rise to stardom in the theatre and cinema, and how shifts in the marketing of stars have...

Podcasts 1
Quotes 2
Behind the Bastards

It was mentioned as a textbook from which a quote was read that provided insight into the negative perceptions of movie theaters in 1910, including the types of people attending.

"

So this will give you an idea of kind of what Some people in the film industry sort of on edison's side of things were horrified of when they looked into a movie theater

— Episode: Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

Episode: Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

It was mentioned as a textbook from which a quote was read that provided insight into the negative perceptions of movie theaters in 1910, including the types of people attending.

"

So this will give you an idea of kind of what Some people in the film industry sort of on edison's side of things were horrified of when they looked into a movie theater

Episode: Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

It was referenced as a textbook that contains information on the early motion picture industry and critics' views at the time, including those on the negative impacts of the industry's audience in the early 1900s.

"

So this will give you an idea of kind of what Some people in the film industry sort of on edison's side of things were horrified of when they looked into a movie theater

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.