In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has
escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital
center of political life and the important role that movie stars
have played in shaping the course of American politics.
Ever since the film industry relocated to Hollywood early in the
twentieth century, it has had an outsized influence on American
politics. Through compelling larger-than-life figures in American
cinema--Charlie Chaplin, Louis B. Mayer, Edward G. Robinson, George
Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Harry Belafonte, Jane Fonda, Charlton
Heston, Warren Beatty, and Arnold Schwarzenegger--Hollywood Left
and Right reveals how the film industry's engagement in politics
has been longer, deeper, and more varied than most people would
imagine. As shown in alternating chapters, the Left and the Right
each gained ascendancy in Tinseltown at different times. From
Chaplin, whose movies almost always displayed his leftist
convictions, to Schwarzenegger's nearly seamless transition from
action blockbusters to the California governor's mansion, Steven J.
Ross traces the intersection of Hollywood and political activism
from the early twentieth century to the present.
Hollywood Left and Right challenges the commonly held belief that
Hollywood has always been a bastion of liberalism. The real story,
as Ross shows in this passionate and entertaining work, is far more
complicated. First, Hollywood has a longer history of conservatism
than liberalism. Second, and most surprising, while the Hollywood
Left was usually more vocal and visible, the Right had a greater
impact on American political life, capturing a senate seat
(Murphy), a governorship (Schwarzenegger), and the ultimate
achievement, the Presidency (Reagan).
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