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Author:

Ross, Steven Joseph.

Title:

Hollywood left and right : how movie stars shaped American politics / Steven J. Ross.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xi, 500 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States--Politics and government--20th century.
Motion picture industry--Influence.
Motion picture producers and directors--History--History--20th century.
Motion picture actors and actresses--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: movie stars and politics -- The first political movie star: Charlie Chaplin -- The man who brought Hollywood into the Republican Party: Louis B. Mayer -- Little Caesar and the HUAC mob: Edward G. Robinson -- Hollywood and the conservative revolution: George Murphy and Ronald Reagan -- Politics in black and white: Harry Belafonte -- Movement leader, grassroots builder: Jane Fonda -- Moses and the red tide: Charlton Heston -- President Bulworth, or, will Mr. Beatty go to Washington?: Warren Beatty -- Governor Arnold and the age of celebrity politics: Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

0195181727
9780195181722

OCLC:

(OCoLC)681503805

LCCN:

2011006037

Locations:

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

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)