Between 1946 and 1964 seventy-five million babies were born, dwarfing the generations that preceded and succeeded them. At each stage of its life-cycle, the baby boom's great size has dictated the terms of national policy and public debate. While aspects of this history are well-documented, the relationship between the baby boom and Hollywood has never been explored. And yet, for almost 40 years, baby boomers made up the majority of Hollywood's audience, and since the 1970s, boomers have dominated movie production. Hollywood and the Baby Boom weaves together interviews with leading filmmakers, archival research and the memories of hundreds of ordinary filmgoers to tell the full story of Hollywood's relationship with the boomers for the first time. The authors demonstrate the profound influence of the boomers on the ways that movies were made, seen and understood since the 1950s. The result is a compelling new account that draws upon an unprecedented range of sources, and offers new insights into the history of American movies.
Combining a detailed film analysis with archival research and social science approaches, this book examines how American Graffiti (1973), a low-budget and star-less teen comedy by a filmmaker whose only previous feature had been a box ...
Biographies of the superstars of today's Hollywood who were born in the Baby Boom generation; includes filmographies.
Salvatore. J. Fallica. Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. —D. H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature, 1923 MEDITATIONS ON THE ARTIST IN SPECTACLE CULTURE After six decades of performing all over the world, ...
American culture was radically transformed in the post-World War II years. A booming economy -- and birthrate -- gave rise to a new culture. This colorful historical atlas is the...
Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to Hollywood Baby Boomers by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke.
Ron jones, though a bit younger than the Reaumes and Bertellis, seemed to gain more acceptance with the group. A freckly guy with what would be called “sandy” hair that he wore swept back, Ron had this kind of airy, falsetto voice ...
—The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger The story was about his adventures in New York City after he was expelled from prep school. Poor Holden was alienated from everything and everybody, especially middle class pretensions, ...
As an idealistic generation growing up in the Greatest Generation era , Boomers found themselves inspired by America's promise , disappointed by America's shortcomings , and determined to do something about itto reconcile America's ...
The nightmare of the world was never over.
This book will become a classic of historical sociology". Steven Ruggles, Director, IPUMS Project "As a member of the Lucky Few generation, I salute Woody Carlson's masterful analysis of this nearly forgotten cohort of Americans".