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When Frankie Went to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra and American Male Identity

Autor Karen McNally
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 mar 2008
This first in-depth study of Frank Sinatra’s film career explores his iconic status in relation to his many performances in postwar Hollywood cinema. When Frankie Went to Hollywood considers how Sinatra’s musical acts, television appearances, and public commentary impacted his screen performances in Pal Joey, The Tender Trap, Some Came Running, The Man with the Golden Arm, and other hits. A lively discussion of sexuality, class, race, ethnicity, and male vulnerability in postwar American culture illuminates Karen McNally’s investigation into Sinatra’s cinematic roles and public persona. This entertainment luminary, she finds, was central in shaping debates surrounding definitions of American male identity in the 1940s and ’50s.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780252075421
ISBN-10: 0252075420
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 10 photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: University of Illinois Press
Colecția University of Illinois Press

Recenzii

"McNally's study . . . has an unexpected share of gossip and biographical surprises. . . . An exploration of Sinatra's forthright ethnicity, his strident championing of civil rights and his sexual objectification."--Times Literary Supplement

"A valuable addition to masculinity studies and Sinatra scholarship. Highly recommended."--Choice

"[McNally] provides meaning and recognition to Sinatra's films, a very important part of his career and his life. Her book is well worth reading."--Film International

“A provocative work. . . . McNally’s illumination of the importance of Sinatra and his image to understanding male identity in postwar America will force readers to reexamine simplistic definitions of manhood from the period as well as the cultural significance of the Chairman of the Board.”--Journal of American History

Notă biografică

Karen McNally is the Course Leader for Film Studies at London Metropolitan University.

Descriere

Illuminating the cinematic career of a male pop icon