When Hollywood Was Right - How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics (Hardcover, New)

Hollywood was not always a bastion of liberalism. Following World War II, an informal alliance of movie stars, studio moguls, and Southern California business interests formed to revitalise a factionalised Republican Party. Coming together were stars such as John Wayne, Robert Taylor, George Murphy, and many others who joined studio heads Cecil B. DeMille, Louis B. Mayer, Walt Disney, and Jack Warner to rebuild the Republican Party. They found support among a large group of business leaders who poured money and skills into this effort, which paid off with the election of George Murphy to the U.S. Senate and of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan to the highest office in the nation. This is an exciting story based on extensive new research that will forever change how we think of Hollywood politics.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Donald T. Critchlow
Dimensions:	236 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	235
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-19918-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-19918-2
Barcode:	9780521199186

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