Hallett, Hilary A., 1968-
Go west, young women! the rise of early Hollywood / [electronic resource] : Hilary A. Hallett. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013. - ix, 314 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography.
Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame -- Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood -- Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia -- The movie menace -- A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal -- Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women in the motion picture industry--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles.
Motion pictures and women--United States.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.W6 / H23 2013eb
791.43/6522
Go west, young women! the rise of early Hollywood / [electronic resource] : Hilary A. Hallett. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013. - ix, 314 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography.
Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame -- Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood -- Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia -- The movie menace -- A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal -- Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women in the motion picture industry--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles.
Motion pictures and women--United States.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.W6 / H23 2013eb
791.43/6522