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Gillian Kelly

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Gillian Kelly is a film and media scholar specialising in the anthropological history of film, particularly the constructed star personae and career trajectories of male performers of classical Hollywood cinema (1930s-1960s).

Her first monograph 'Robert Taylor: Male Beauty, Masculinity and Stardom in Hollywood' (2019) was shortlisted for Best Monograph at the prestigious BAFTSS Awards 2020. An academic investigation of Taylor's constructed star persona and the actor's performance skills, the book explores his filmic and extrafilmic careers within their industrial and socio-historical timeframes. The book is also concerned with wider issues facing America during this time period, for example, changing ideas concerning masculinity in the pre- ...more

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	Tyrone Power: Gender, Genre and Image in Classical Hollywood Cinema 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lasting Screen Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure by Lucy Bolton (Editor), Julie Lobalzo Wright (Editor), Gillian Kelly (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Taylor: Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture by Clint Wesley Jones (Contributor), Jerold J. Abrams (Contributor), Karen Adkins (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exploring the Spiritual in Popular Music: Beatified Beats by Georgina Gregory (Editor), Mike Dines (Editor), Gillian Kelly (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ida Lupino: Multifaceted Performer and Cinematic Pioneer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ray Milland: Identity, Stardom, and the Long Climb to The Lost Weekend 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stars, Fan Magazines and Audiences: Desire by Design by Tamar Jeffers Mcdonald (Editor), Lies Lanckman (Editor), Sarah Polley (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman (Hollywood Legends Series)

by Dan Callahan (Goodreads Author)

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The Wedding People

by Alison Espach

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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #4)

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