This first in-depth study of Frank Sinatra’s film career explores his iconic status in relation to his many performances in postwar Hollywood cinema. When Frankie Went to Hollywood considers how Sinatra’s musical acts, television appearances, and public commentary impacted his screen performances in Pal Joey, The Tender Trap, Some Came Running, The Man with the Golden Arm, and other hits. A lively discussion of sexuality, class, race, ethnicity, and male vulnerability in postwar American culture illuminates Karen McNally’s investigation into Sinatra’s cinematic roles and public persona. This entertainment luminary, she finds, was central in shaping debates surrounding definitions of American male identity in the 1940s and ’50s.
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"McNally's study . . . has an unexpected share of gossip and biographical surprises. . . . An exploration of Sinatra's forthright ethnicity, his strident championing of civil rights and his sexual objectification."--Times Literary Supplement
"A valuable addition to masculinity studies and Sinatra scholarship. Highly recommended."--Choice
"[McNally] provides meaning and recognition to Sinatra's films, a very important part of his career and his life. Her book is well worth reading."--Film International
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This first in-depth study of Frank Sinatra’s film career explores his iconic status in relation to his many performances in postwar Hollywood cinema. When Frankie Went to Hollywood considers how Sinatra’s musical acts, television appearances, and public commentary impacted his screen performances in Pal Joey, The Tender Trap, Some Came Running, The Man with the Golden Arm, and other hits. A lively discussion of sexuality, class, race, ethnicity, and male vulnerability in postwar American culture illuminates Karen McNally’s investigation into Sinatra’s cinematic roles and public persona. This entertainment luminary, she finds, was central in shaping debates surrounding definitions of American male identity in the 1940s and ’50s.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Should have been an article,
This review is from: When Frankie Went to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra and American Male Identity (Hardcover)
Being a Sinatra junkie, I had to buy this book.
Very interesting perspective from that of how 20th century history has viewed masculinity, and how Frank (for the most part from his films), was able to seemingly contradict what was the norm, yet fulfill ideals. (Yeah, we know, he was skinny!) The book is full of repetition and the word "masculinity" is overused at nauseum. I would sugest buying only for a complete die-hard, or someone going into sociology.
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This review is from: When Frankie Went to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra and American Male Identity (Hardcover)
The book is very interesting however for the price i paid you would think that the dust cover shown on your site would have been included.
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World War, Italian American, The House, New York, African American, Kings Go Forth, Golden Arm, Pal Joey, The Tender Trap, The Man, Frank Sinatra, Joey Evans, Pillow Talk, New Jersey, United States, Dean Martin, Barney Sloan, John Baron, Some Came Running, Come Fly, Gene Kelly, Anchors Aweigh, Angel Eyes, Frankie Machine, Kim Novak Browse Sample Pages:
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