WAMPAS Baby Star
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WAMPAS Baby Star was a promotional campaign and honorary title in early Hollywood that highlighted promising young actresses as rising stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WAMPAS Baby Star canonical | 2 |
| WAMPAS Baby Stars | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hollywood tradition
ⓘ
honorary title ⓘ promotional campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early sound films
ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource | film history literature ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1934 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| field |
cinema
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ |
| genre | publicity campaign ⓘ |
| inception | 1922 ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
rising film stars
ⓘ
young actresses ⓘ |
| mediaType |
photographic campaigns
ⓘ
print publicity ⓘ public events ⓘ |
| notableHonoree |
Clara Bow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dolores del Río NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleanor Boardman NERFINISHED ⓘ Fay Wray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ginger Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizerAbbreviation | WAMPAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio publicity system ⓘ |
| purpose |
generate publicity for the film industry
ⓘ
promote promising young actresses ⓘ publicize emerging talent in Hollywood ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
perceived promise as future star
ⓘ
publicity potential ⓘ |
| selectionFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | chosen by motion picture advertisers ⓘ |
| significance | helped launch careers of several major film stars ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfHonoreesPerYear | 13 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
WAMPAS Baby Stars