Legends of Hollywood: The Life of Claudette Colbert
ISBN: 9781986073455
$6.99
*Includes pictures.
*Includes Colbert's quotes about her own life and career.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a table of contents.
“I know what's best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody.” – Claudette Colbert
The 1930s were the height of the classical Hollywood era, known for lavish studio productions by heavyweights like MGM, RKO, Warner Brothers, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox, which were operating at the height of their powers. Every major studio possessed a long roster of contract players, and films were released at such a rapid pace that it made for an especially competitive environment within the industry. Even while America remained in the throes of the Great Depression, the film industry continued to flourish, and movies easily supplanted the theater as the main attraction for American entertainment. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to claim that the film industry reached its zenith during the decade precisely because it offered an affordable (if very temporary) escape from the anxieties of the economic woes of the era.
*Includes Colbert's quotes about her own life and career.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a table of contents.
“I know what's best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody.” – Claudette Colbert
The 1930s were the height of the classical Hollywood era, known for lavish studio productions by heavyweights like MGM, RKO, Warner Brothers, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox, which were operating at the height of their powers. Every major studio possessed a long roster of contract players, and films were released at such a rapid pace that it made for an especially competitive environment within the industry. Even while America remained in the throes of the Great Depression, the film industry continued to flourish, and movies easily supplanted the theater as the main attraction for American entertainment. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to claim that the film industry reached its zenith during the decade precisely because it offered an affordable (if very temporary) escape from the anxieties of the economic woes of the era.