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The influence of Jews in American entertainment from the early days of Hollywood to the present has proved an endlessly fascinating and controversial topic, for Jews and non-Jews alike. From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood takes an exciting and innovative approach to this rich and complex material.

Exploring the subject from a scholarly perspective as well as up close and personal, the book combines historical and theoretical analysis by leading academics in the field with inside information from prominent entertainment professionals. Essays range from Vincent Brook's survey of the stubbornly persistent canard of Jewish industry "control" to Lawrence Baron and Joel Rosenberg's panel presentations on the recent brouhaha over Ben Urwand's book alleging collaboration between Hollywood and Hitler. Case studies by Howard Rodman and Joshua Louis Moss examine a key Coen brothers film, A Serious Man (Rodman), and Jill Soloway's groundbreaking television series, Transparent (Moss). Jeffrey Shandler and Shaina Hamermann train their respective lenses on popular satirical comedians of yesteryear (Allan Sherman) and those currently all the rage (Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, and Sarah Silverman). David Isaacs relates his years of agony and hilarity in the television comedy writers' room, and interviews include in-depth discussions by Ross Melnick with Laemmle Theatres owner Greg Laemmle (relative of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle) and by Michael Renov with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.

In all, From Shtetl to Stardom offers a uniquely multifaceted, multimediated, and up-to-the-minute account of the remarkable role Jews have played in American movie and TV culture.

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Título From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood
Autor Michael Renov (Editor); Vincent Brook (Editor)
Encuadernación Tapa dura
Páginas 160
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial Purdue University Press
Fecha de publicación 2016-12
ISBN 9781557537638 / 1557537631
Peso 1 libras (0.45 kg)
Dimensiones 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.7 pulgadas (23.37 x 16.00 x 1.78 cm)
Temas
- Cultural Region: Southern California
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Library of Congress subjects Motion picture industry - California - Los, Jews in the motion picture industry - United
Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2017287130

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Michael Renov is a professor of cinema and media studies and serves as vice dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Hollywood's Wartime Woman: Representation and Ideology and The Subject of Documentary, editor of Theorizing Documentary, and coeditor of Resolutions: Contemporary Video Practices, Collecting Visible Evidence, The SAGE Handbook of Film Studies, and Cinema's Alchemist: The Films of Pter Forgcs.Vincent Brook teaches media studies at UCLA, California State University, Los Angeles, and Loyola Marymount University. He has published numerous scholarly articles and six books, including four dealing with Jews and Hollywood: Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the "Jewish" Sitcom, You Should See Yourself: Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture, Driven to Darkness: Jewish migr Directors and the Rise of Film Noir, and Woody on Rye: Jewishness in the Films and Plays of Woody Allen.

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Hardback. New. The outsized influence of Jews in American entertainment from the early days of Hollywood to the present has proved an endlessly fascinating and controversial topic, for Jews and non-Jews alike. From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood takes an exciting and innovative approach to this rich and complex material.