This is an original study of Hollywood film stars and 1950s television.The interplay between television and film in the 1950s transformed television production and programming, affected the careers of countless film actors, and challenged the Hollywood star system. In this groundbreaking study, Christine Becker asks why certain film stars, like Ronald Reagan and Ida Lupino, crossed over to television in this period while others did not, why some succeeded in the new medium and others failed, and how the presence of film stars shaped the nature of certain television genres. The book includes an appendix of established film stars and the TV shows they appeared on.
- ISBN10 0819568937
- ISBN13 9780819568939
- Publish Date 6 January 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher University Press of New England
- Imprint Wesleyan University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English