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Author:

Frost, Jennifer, 1961-

Title:

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood : celebrity gossip and American conservatism / Jennifer Frost.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xv, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Hopper, Hedda,--1890-1966.
Hopper, Hedda,--1890-1966--Political and social views.
Gossip columnists--United States--Biography.
Press and politics--United States--History--20th century.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.
Motion picture industry--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
Conservatism--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : "malice in wonderland" -- The making of a celebrity gossip -- Readers, respondents, and fans -- Hopper's wars -- Cold War Americanism, Hopper style -- Blacklisting Hollywood "Reds" -- Representing race in the face of civil rights -- "Family togetherness" in Fifties Hollywood -- Taking on "Hollywood Babylon" -- Conclusion : movies, politics, and narratives of nostalgia.

Series:

American history and culture

ISBN:

0814728235 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814728239 (cl : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)630468406

LCCN:

2010028042

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)