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Synopsis
During the early 1920s, an association of film publicists hit upon a strategy to promote their industry using junior film stars. Some like Joan Crawford and Ginger Rogers went on to become stars whilst others faded. This is their story.
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"giv[es] career details about every Wampas Baby Star"--Big Reel
About the Author
Roy Liebman, formerly a librarian and film bibliographer at California State University, currently works at the Los Angeles Public Library. Living in Woodland Hills, California, he is also the author of From Silents to Sound (1998) and Silent Film Performers (1996).
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The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922-1934
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The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922 - 1934
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Mcfarland & Company, 2000
ISBN 10: 0786407565
ISBN 13: 9780786407569
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. First edition. AS NEW. Glossy illustrated hardcovers. Issued without dust jcket. ix+ 276 pp. with index. Illustrated with photographs. For young actreses in the 1920s and 1930s , being selected as a "Wampus Baby Star" ("WAMPUS" was an acronym for Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers) was a prestigious honor complete with much recognition and publicity. Only about 150 actresses ( 13 per year from 1922-1934 plus n2 additonal in 1932) were chosen including Clara Bow, Bessie Love, Colleen Moore, Mary Philbin, Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthus, Loretta Young and Joan Crawford. This work offers full biographial details on every Wampus Baby Star, a year-by-year list of selections and alternates and many interesting miscellaneous details. Seller Inventory # E17371
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