Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood's Russians : biography of an image
"This is the first look at the colorful yet largely unknown story of Russian emigres who worked in the American film industry and the representation of Russians and Soviets in Hollywood movies. Among the artists who gravitated towards Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s were the legendary directors Lewis Milestone and Rouben Mamoulian, composers Dmitri Tiomkin and Constantin Bakaleinikoff, and actors Alla Nazimova, Akim Tamiroff, and Maria Ouspenskaya. Many had to overcome obstacles of heavy accents, being cut off from their cultural base, being forced to work beneath their talents, and taking roles that promoted ethnic stereotypes."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2007
Northeastern University Press ; Published by University Press of New England, Boston, Hanover, NH, ©2007
Biography
x, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781555536862, 1555536867
152560483
Introduction: Meeting Doctor Zhivago
Romanovs and revolution
"Isn't there some Russian in your background?"
Temporary comrades
Russians don't smile like that
Not all Russians are blond
To defect or not to defect
Worst of enemies, best of friends
Show me the real Moscow