A Star Is Born (1937 film)

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A Star Is Born (1937 film) is a classic Hollywood romantic drama about an aspiring actress and a fading movie star whose intertwined careers and relationship explore the costs of fame.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Technicolor film
film
romantic drama film
academyAward Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story
academyAwardNomination Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Assistant Director
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Screenplay
basedOn original story by Robert Carson
original story by William A. Wellman
castMember Adolphe Menjou
Andy Devine
Lionel Stander
May Robson
cinematographer H. Tinsley
W. Howard Greene
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jack Conway
William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
distributionFormat theatrical film
distributor United Artists
editor James E. Newcom
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
genre melodrama
romantic drama
includedIn National Film Registry
language English
mainCharacter Esther Blodgett
Norman Maine NERFINISHED
musicBy Max Steiner
narrativeFocus decline of a fading movie star
rise of an aspiring actress
nationalFilmRegistrySelectionYear 2000s (approximate)
notableFor depiction of Hollywood stardom
early Technicolor use in drama
originalLanguage English
preservationStatus selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry
producer David O. Selznick
productionCompany Selznick International Pictures
releaseDate April 20, 1937
releaseYear 1937
remadeAs A Star Is Born (1954 film)
A Star Is Born (1976 film)
A Star Is Born (2018 film)
runtime 111 minutes
screenwriter Alan Campbell
Dorothy Parker
Robert Carson
William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
setIn Hollywood
Los Angeles
starredActor Fredric March
Janet Gaynor
theme addiction
cost of fame
romantic tragedy
uncreditedDirector Jack Conway

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A Star Is Born (1954 film) basedOn A Star Is Born (1937 film)
A Star Is Born (1954 film) precededBy A Star Is Born (1937 film)
A Star Is Born (2018 film) basedOn A Star Is Born (1937 film)
A Star Is Born (1976 film) basedOn A Star Is Born (1937 film)
A Star Is Born (1976 film) adaptationOf A Star Is Born (1937 film)
Janet Gaynor notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)
Janet Gaynor starredIn A Star Is Born (1937 film)
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this entity surface form: "A Star Is Born" (1937 film)
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this entity surface form: "A Star Is Born" (1937 film)
Charles Bickford notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)
Adolphe Menjou notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)
Fredric March notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)
May Robson notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)
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Andy Devine notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)
Norman Maine firstAppearance A Star Is Born (1937 film)
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Margaret Tallichet notableWork A Star Is Born (1937 film)