Acting Irish in Hollywood: From Fitzgerald to Farrell [Paperback]

Ruth Barton (Author), Luke Gibbons (Foreword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: Irish Academic Pr; 1st ed edition (May 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716533448
• ISBN-13: 978-0716533443
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Don't Be Fooled by the Title, September 15, 2007

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Jazzman (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acting Irish in Hollywood: From Fitzgerald to Farrell (Hardcover)

Read this, and you can save the price of this book: sometimes Irish actors played stereotypical Irish characters when they made movies in Britain or America. And sometimes they didn't. That's the astonishing revelation that's stretched into a book, which includes profiles of George Brent and Maureen O'Sullivan (who happened to be Irish but always played Brits or Americans). There's also a survey of the career of Pierce Brosnan, who sometimes plays Irishmen but--according to the author--plays them badly. However, if you're interested in reading a book ostensibly about Irish identity that manages to incorporate every trendy theory in cinema studies (feminist and racial identity, semiotics, the "male voyeuristic gaze," etc.) this may be just the ticket. I myself was feeling pretty disappointed that the author (a professor at University College, Dublin) hadn't found an excuse to use the word "synecdoche" in the book, but then it appeared on the very last page! This alone should be enough to get her tenure... .

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5.0 out of 5 stars Acting Irish in Hollywood: From Fitzgerald to Farrell, January 18, 2007

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Lady Irish (Greenville,SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acting Irish in Hollywood: From Fitzgerald to Farrell (Paperback)

I thought this book was excellent. It gives you the background of each Irish actor and how they were treated by the studios because of their ethnic heritage. The book discusses the changes from the "early" days to now and the "games" played by the studios. I recommend this book for anyone interested in becoming an actor or anyone of Irish descent.