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1 online resource |
| Contents |
The extra in the early silent years -- The 1920s -- The Hollywood studio club -- Central casting -- The port of missing girls -- The coming of sound -- The stand-in -- Celebrity extras -- The silent star as extra -- Ethnic extras -- The 1940s, unionization, and beyond -- "Extras, extras, read all about 'em." |
| Summary |
Extras, bit players, and stand-ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception. On a personal and a professional level, their stories are told in Hollywood Unknowns, the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the present. Hollywood Unknowns discusses the relationship of the extra to the star, the lowly position in which extras were held, the poor working conditions and wages, and the sexual exploitation of many of the hardworking women striving for a place in Hollywood society. Though mainly anonymous, many are identified by name and, for perhaps the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Extras (Actors) -- United States
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Acting & Auditioning.
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Extras (Actors)
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Motion pictures
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012006858 |
| ISBN |
9781617034756 |
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1617034754 |
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1621037037 |
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9781621037033 |
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