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Title From shtetl to stardom : Jews and Hollywood / Steven J. Ross, editor ; Michael Renov and Vincent Brook, guest editors ; Lisa Ansell, associate editor.

Publication Info. West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xvi, 190 pages))
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Series Jewish role in American life ; volume 14
Jewish role in American life ; v. 14.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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Contents Foreword -- Editorial introduction / Michael Renov and Vincent Brook, guest editors -- part 1. Histories -- 1. Still an empire of their own : how Jews remain atop a reinvented Hollywood / Vincent Brook -- 2. The Ben Urwand controversy : exploring the Hollywood-Hitler relationship / Lawrence Baron and Joel Rosenberg, with a Coda by Vincent Brook -- part 2. Case studies -- 3. Dirty Jews : Amy Schumer and other vulgar Jewesses / Shaina Hammerman -- 4. "The woman thing and the Jew thing" : transsexuality, transcomedy, and the legacy of subversive Jewishness in transparent / Joshua Louis Moss -- 5. Eastern-European fatalism in Minnesota : the mournful destinies of A serious man / Howard A. Rodman -- 6. "If Jewish people wrote all the songs" : the anti-folklore of Allan Sherman / Jeffrey Shandler -- part 3. Up-close and personal -- 7. Comedy and corned beef : the genesis of the sitcom writing room / David Isaacs -- 8. The faemmle business : Laemmle Theaters, Los Angeles, and the moviegoing experience -- an interview with Bob and Greg Laemmle / Ross Melnick -- 9. An outsider's view of sixties America : Matthew Weiner talks with Michael Renov about the Jews of Mad men / Michael Renov.
Summary The influence of Jews in American entertainment from the early days of Hollywood to the present has proved an endlessly fascinating and controversial topic, for Jews and non-Jews alike. From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood takes an exciting and innovative approach to this rich and complex material. Exploring the subject from a scholarly perspective as well as up close and personal, the book combines historical and theoretical analysis by leading academics in the field with inside information from prominent entertainment professionals. Essays range from Vincent Brook's survey of the stubbornly persistent canard of Jewish industry "control" to Lawrence Baron and Joel Rosenberg's panel presentations on the recent brouhaha over Ben Urwand's book alleging collaboration between Hollywood and Hitler. Case studies by Howard Rodman and Joshua Louis Moss examine a key Coen brothers film, A Serious Man (Rodman), and Jill Soloway's groundbreaking television series, Transparent (Moss). Jeffrey Shandler and Shaina Hamermann train their respective lenses on popular satirical comedians of yesteryear (Allan Sherman) and those currently all the rage (Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, and Sarah Silverman). David Isaacs relates his years of agony and hilarity in the television comedy writers' room, and interviews include in-depth discussions by Ross Melnick with Laemmle Theatres owner Greg Laemmle (relative of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle) and by Michael Renov with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. In all, From Shtetl to Stardom offers a uniquely multifaceted, multimediated, and up-to-the-minute account of the remarkable role Jews have played in American movie and TV culture
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Subject Jews in the motion picture industry -- United States.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Television broadcasting -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Jewish influences.
Juifs dans l'industrie cinématographique -- États-Unis.
Cinéma -- Industrie -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Histoire.
Télévision -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
HISTORY -- Jewish.
Jews on television
Civilization -- Jewish influences
Jews in the motion picture industry
Motion picture industry
Television broadcasting
California -- Los Angeles https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfWYmJkDYcpGWYVDfWxDq
California -- Los Angeles -- Hollywood https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYCXdfWCCGDF38RTMgKd
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History
Added Author Ansell, Lisa, editor.
Brook, Vincent, 1946- editor.
Renov, Michael, 1950- editor.
Ross, Steven Joseph, editor.
USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life, issuing body.
Other Form: Print version: From shtetl to stardom. West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2017] 1557537631 (DLC) 2017287130
ISBN 9781612494784 (electronic bk.)
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1557537631 (hardcover)
9781557537638 (hardcover)
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