The last word : the Hollywood novel and the studio system /

Gautreau, Justin,

The last word : the Hollywood novel and the studio system / Justin Gautreau. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021. - 1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

'The Last Word' tells the story of a handful of insiders who used fiction as a way to expose the harsh realities behind the silver screen. Unauthorised and unfiltered, these works uncover a new history of Hollywood during the studio era.

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American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Motion pictures and literature--United States.
Motion picture industry in literature.
Popular culture in literature.


Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--In literature.

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