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The Thrill Makers: Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance Jacob Smith
The Thrill Makers: Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance
Jacob Smith
Shows how bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to their spectacular displays of death-defying action before becoming a crucial, yet often invisible, component of Hollywood film stardom. This title explains how these working-class stunt performers helped shape definitions of American manhood.
282 pages, 21 b/w photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 1, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520270893 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 282 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 226 × 17 mm · 396 g |
| Language | English |
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