Table of Contents

Acknowledgments           Introduction           Adrienne L. McLean 1       The Silent Screen, 1895–1927           Drake Stutesman 2        Classical Hollywood, 1928–1946           Mary Desjardins 3        Postwar Hollywood, 1947–1967           Prudence Black and Karen de Perthuis 4        The Auteur Renaissance, 1968–1980           Robin Blaetz 5        The New Hollywood, 1981–1999           Tamar Jeffers McDonald 6        The Modern Entertainment Marketplace, 2000-Present           James Castonguay           Academy Awards for Costume Design Academy Awards for Makeup and Hairstyling           Notes           Selected Bibliography           Notes on Contributors           Index

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The contribution of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers to the filmmaking process has received little scholarly or public recognition - even when their artistry has inspired worldwide fashion trends.

About the Author

Adrienne L. McLean is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Being Rita Hayworth: Labor, Identity, and Hollywood Stardom, Glamour in a Golden Age: Movie Stars of the 1930, and Cinematic Canines: Dogs and Their Work in the Fiction Film.

Reviews

'A fascinating book taking a broad historical approach to three interrelated Hollywood crafts -costume, hair and makeup - linking them to important economic, cultural, and technological changes in the film industry and American society.' - Lucy Fischer, author of Designing Women