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Available
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Publication
Viking Adult (2001), Hardcover, 496 pages
Description
Mann looks at the influence of gay actors, directors, and set and costume designers on the development of the motion pictures.
User reviews
LibraryThing member sumirechan
Fascinating and readable. Examines the subject field by field (screenwriters, set designers, directors) and era by era (early Hollywood, WWII, twilight of the studio system). Sources are clearly cited, whether they're dinner-party stories recalled from memory or period employment records.
LibraryThing member bla2
As a historian I found this book lacking the clarity and strength in sources that appear in the biographies that he has written.
As a social history this lacks sufficient sources to make some of the arguments. He also uses sources that would be better used in a cultural history.
As a social history this lacks sufficient sources to make some of the arguments. He also uses sources that would be better used in a cultural history.
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Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 2001)
Language
Original publication date
2001
Physical description
496 p.; 9.3 inches
ISBN
0670030171 / 9780670030170
Local notes
OCLC = 664
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