table of contents
INTRODUCTION
Marguerite Chabrol & Pierre-Olivier Toulza
TECHNOLOGICAL BODIES
Fred Astaire, Captain America, and the Cyborg: The Technological Body of a Musical Star
Todd Decker
“Experimentations by Our Sound Department”: Playback Stars in 1930s Hollywood
Allison Robbins
The Goddess in Mono: The Dubbing of Rita Hayworth
Marguerite Chabrol
MINORITY PERFORMERS
Featuring the Nicholas Brothers: Spectacle, Structure and Racial Interventions in the Hollywood Musical
Karen McNally
Adorning and Whitening: Carmen Miranda's Technicolor
Pierre-Olivier Toulza
Imitation, Embodiment, and Homage in Eleanor Powell's Tribute to Bill Robinson
Robynn J. Stilwell
MUSICAL COMEDIANS
The Musical Comedian: Bob Hope in the Road to Series and Son of Paleface
Steven Cohan
Eddie Cantor, Singing Comedian: Celebrity and Character Across Media
Noah Teichner
Fanny Brice/Barbra Streisand: “The Original Funny Girl”
Jacqueline Nacache
“STAR-MAKING” AND MEDIA STEREOTYPES
Cyd Charisse: America's Movie Ballerina
Adrienne L. McLean
Doris Day's Early Warner Bros. Musicals: The Transition of a Star from the Recording Industry
Fanny Beuré
Bodies on Display: Musical Stars and Advertising Photography
Laurent Guido
APPENDICES
Selected Bibliography
Index
Biographies
