British stars and stardom
Subtitle: from Alma Taylor to Sean Connery
By: edited by Bruce Babington
Contributors: Babington, Bruce
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Manchester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses -- Great Britain
Description: This work looks both at stars who attained worldwide fame through the Hollywood cinema, and those whose contribution is primarily to the national cinema. The essays cover the whole history of British stardom from circa 1910 onwards.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index