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From Mary Pickford to Meryl Streep: Hollywood’s Star System
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From Mary Pickford to Meryl Streep: Hollywood’s Star System
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM
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Elizabeth Haile
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For more than a century, Hollywood has relied on star power as the most reliable way to draw an audience. From the early days of silent movies, when Mary Pickford was able to command $10,000 a week to modern times, when actors like Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks are guaranteed $20 million (or more) a picture, the film studios have recognized the crucial role stars played at the box office. This presentation will look at the history of movie stardom—how originally film actors weren’t even identified by name, how Mary Pickford became “America’s Sweetheart” and the first real film star, how the Hollywood studios manufactured stars like Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Lana Turner during its Golden Age, how the star system changed once television came on the scene, and how actors like Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, and Denzel Washington ushered in a new definition of stardom during the last few decades.
BMAV has been given special permission to join others in NY to listen to Fordham University Film Professor and NY Film Critic, Brian Rose, in this Zoom presentation.
BMAV members can register by RSVPing to Elizabeth for the link.