num_pages: 352
description: Vanity Fair's Maureen Orth covers lives led in public, on camera, at the very top-from Margaret Thatcher to Tina Turner, from the political theater of the Clinton White House to the strange kingdom of Princess Diana's almost father-in-law. Now this National Magazine Award-winning reporter pulls back the curtain to reveal those who flourish (or sometimes flame out) at these heady altitudes, unraveling their complex lives and exploring the chemistry, the very DNA, of celebrity todayThe Importance of Being Famous is a portrait of an era where the media grew larger, the distinction between fame and infamy grew smaller, and celebrity ruled all. Orth delivers a revealing, sophisticated look at the big room of modern celebrity and the star-making machinery of the "celebrity-industrial complex."
language: English
title: The Importance of Being Famous: Behind the Scenes of the Celebrity-Industrial Complex
titlecomplete: The Importance of Being Famous: Behind the Scenes of the Celebrity-Industrial Complex
genres: Pop Culture, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 66
publisher: Holt Paperbacks