Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Stardom in the 1940s
1.
Abbott and Costello: Who's on First?
2.
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers: The Light of Western Stars
3.
Ingrid Bergman: The Face of Authenticity in the Land of Illusion
4.
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall: Tough Guy and Cool Dame
5.
Claudette Colbert, Ginger Rogers, and Barbara Stanwyck: American Homefront Women
6.
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney: Babes and Beyond
7.
Greer Garson: Gallant Ladies and British Wartime Femininity
8.
Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth: Pinned Up
9.
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn: Domesticated Mavericks
10.
John Wayne: Hero, Leading Man, Innocent, and Troubled Figure
In the Wings
Works Cited
Contributors
Index