British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean ConneryBruce Babington Deals analytically with the fascinating topic of the great film stars (and some thought-provoking lesser ones) of the British cinema, from Alma Taylor and Ivor Novello in the Silent period, up to the present day. Looks both at stars who attained worldwide fame through the Hollywood cinema, and those whose contribution is primarily to the national cinema.. First collection of essays on the subject with a wide historical coverage including major figures, such as Connery, Mason, Trevor Howard, Deborah Kerr, Mary Millington, Albert Finney and James Mason. Major figures in UK film studies have contributed, including Marcia Landy, Andrew Higson, Peter Evans, Charles Barr, Pam Cook and Andy Medhurst. |
Contents
Alma Taylor and ambivalent | 29 |
The curious appeal of Ivor Novello | 42 |
the anatomy | 56 |
Anton Walbrook and the seduction | 80 |
Margaret Lockwood revisited | 94 |
the man between PETER WILLIAM EVANS | 108 |
Trevor not Leslie Howard GEOFFREY MACNAB | 132 |
the brief stardom of James Donald | 155 |
Albert Finney and 1960s | 179 |
a deepish reading | 192 |
Theres something about Mary JULIAN PETLEY | 205 |
loosening his Bonds ANDREW SPICER | 218 |
Kenneth Branagh Emma Thompson | 231 |
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