| Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part40.utf8:209229967:1501 |
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001 2013011161
003 DLC
005 20140307080951.0
008 130419s2013 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013011161
020 $a9780786473304 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1995.9.E97$bS43 2013
082 00 $a384/.8097309041$223
100 1 $aSegrave, Kerry,$d1944-
245 10 $aExtras of early Hollywood :$ba history of the crowd, 1913-1945 /$cKerry Segrave.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2013]
300 $av, 189 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The struggles of extras, mostly overlooked and forgotten, to unionize were followed by internal struggles as the extras fought for a voice within that union. It is a story about too few jobs for far too many extras, some of whom were lured to Hollywood by what seemed to be rags-to-riches tales"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 175-183) and index.
505 0 $aConditions, agents, and governments -- Central casting bureau -- Morals and corruption -- A surplus of extras -- Unions -- Rags to riches -- Wages and statistics -- Conclusion.
650 0 $aExtras (Actors)$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMotion picture industry$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.