The Importance of Being Famous
Subtitle: Behind the Scenes of the Celebrity-Industrial Complex
By: Maureen Orth
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780805075458
Subjects: Social life and customs; Popular culture; Mass media and culture; Celebrities; Fame
Table of contents: title: The DNA of fame. Proud Tina: Tina Turner; title: No way to treat a lady: Margaret Thatcher; title: Reinventions, second acts, grand finales. The Diva lets her hair down: Madonna; title: The Emperor's new clothes: Karl Lagerfield; title: Desperately striving Susan: Susan Gutfreund; title: Cult favorite: Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington; title: Political theater. The rich is different: Denise Rich and Pardongate; title: Revolutionary War: Gerry Adams; title: The secret agent: Vladimir Putin; title: Quien es más macho?: Carlos Menem; title: Little gods. No laughing matter: Woody Allen and Mia Farrow; title: Show me the money: Dana Giacchetto; title: King Harrod: Mohamed Fayed; title: Full-dress homicide: Andrew Cunanan; title: Fame and infamy. Report from the Planet Michael: Michael Jackson; title: The empty hotel room. Last dance: Dame Margot Fonteyn.