Hollywood Sign Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon

Name: Hollywood Sign Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon
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ISBN: 9780300156607

ISBN-10: 030015660X

ISBN-13: 9780300156607

Edition: 2011

Authors: Leo Braudy

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Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an international symbol of glamour and star power. To so many who see its image, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity--the goal of American and worldwide aspiration to be in the limelight, to be, like the Hollywood sign itself, instantly recognizable. How an advertisement erected in 1923, touting the real estate development Hollywoodland, took on a life of its own is a story worthy of the entertainment world that is its focus. Leo Braudy traces the remarkable history of this…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/15/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Prologue



Hollywood Before ï¿½Hollywoodï¿½



Hollywood Becomes ï¿½Hollywoodï¿½



Hooray for Hollywood



Shadows on the Sign



From Eyesore to Icon


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index