Bibliograph

Acting Irish in Hollywood, from Fitzgerald to Farrell, Ruth Barton ; foreword by Luke Gibbons

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Acting Irish in Hollywood, from Fitzgerald to Farrell, Ruth Barton ; foreword by Luke Gibbons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Acting Irish in Hollywood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

70173129

Responsibility statement

Ruth Barton ; foreword by Luke Gibbons

Review

"The first academic study of Irish film stars in Hollywood, Acting Irish in Hollywood contains ten essays on leading Irish stars. Drawing on theories of emigration, ethnicity, gender and performance, this study is both analytical and historical. It discusses the reception of these actors in America and the kind of roles they have played, paying particular attention to the history and evolution of the Irish stereotype in Hollywood cinema. Drawing on press reviews, interviews and studio publicity, we see how these actors were promoted and how they used the media to create images of themselves."--Jacket

Sub title

from Fitzgerald to Farrell

Table Of Contents

Acting exile -- Barry Fitzgerald : from the Abbey to Hollywood -- George Brent : freedom fighter, film star -- Maureen O'Sullivan : "fascinating little savage" -- Maureen O'Hara : pirate queen, feminist icon? -- Constance Smith : Ireland's forgotten star -- Richard Harris : touching the gods -- Stephen Rea : politics and the actor -- Gabriel Byrne : Gothic traveller -- Pierce Brosnan : the bonds of authenticity -- Colin Farrell : very f***in' Irish! -- A troupe, a trope

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