Star Adaptations: Queen Biopics of the 1930s
Date
2017-12-25
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Palgrave-Macmillan
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Book chapter
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Abstract
This chapter draws on press books and marketing materials of the 1930 to demonstrate how stars were both exploited and adapted into 'queen biopics', beginning with the case of Greta Garbo and concluding with Norma Shearer.
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1930s, queen biopics, film stars
Citation
Cartmell, D. (2017) Star Adaptations: Queen Biopics of the 1930s. In: Grossman, J. and Barton Palmer, R. (eds.) Adaptation in Visual Culture: Images, Texts and Their Multiple Worlds. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.