Hollywood star system
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The Hollywood star system was a studio-driven method of creating, promoting, and tightly controlling movie actors’ public images to turn them into marketable celebrities during the classical era of American cinema.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Hollywood studio system | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
celebrity manufacturing system
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film industry practice ⓘ marketing strategy ⓘ publicity system ⓘ |
| aim |
to build audience loyalty to stars
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to create marketable film celebrities ⓘ to differentiate studios through exclusive stars ⓘ to increase box office revenues ⓘ |
| basedOn | studio control over production distribution and exhibition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declinedDueTo |
legal challenges to studio control
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rise of independent production ⓘ weakening of long-term studio contracts ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Hollywood film studios
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major film studios ⓘ studio moguls ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
carefully managed publicity campaigns
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control over actors private lives ⓘ image makeovers for actors ⓘ long-term studio contracts for actors ⓘ manufacturing of star personas ⓘ name changes for actors ⓘ orchestration of studio-arranged romances and marriages ⓘ suppression of scandals ⓘ tight control over actors public images ⓘ typecasting of actors into specific screen personas ⓘ use of fan magazines for promotion ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood
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surface form:
Hollywood film industry
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| influenced |
contemporary film marketing
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modern celebrity culture ⓘ public relations practices in entertainment ⓘ |
| involves |
gossip columnists
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press agents ⓘ publicists ⓘ studio photographers ⓘ talent scouts ⓘ |
| mainPeriodOfUse |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
20th Century Fox
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
celebrity culture
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star studies in film theory ⓘ studio system ⓘ |
| usedIn | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
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