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Author:
Russell, James, 1977- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006083566
Title:
Hollywood and the baby boom : a social history / James Russell and Jim Whalley.
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academican imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
viii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.
Baby boom generation.
Motion picture audiences--United States.
Baby boom generation.
Motion picture audiences.
Motion pictures--Social aspects.
United States.
Other Authors:
Whalley, Jim, 1981- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009070516
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Childhood -- Hollywood and the baby boom in the 1950s -- Watching movies -- On the screen -- Youth -- A changing audience -- Movies and youth revolt -- Towards the modern blockbuster -- Success -- Boomer filmmakers -- Popular genres and popular movies -- Maturity -- Mature movies -- Families forever -- Legacy -- Franchise Hollywood -- Conclusion: a legacy -- Appendix A: The survey -- Appendix B: MPAA age demographics -- Bibliography.
Summary:
"A social history of the baby boom's relationship to popular American cinema, based on interviews with filmmakers and filmgoers"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1501331493
9781501331497
OCLC:
(OCoLC)985072428
LCCN:
2017025360
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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