Fame in the 20th Century

Fame in the 20th Century

by Clive James (Author)

Synopsis

Accompanying Clive James's BBC Television series, this book traces how the invention and development of mass communications - press, radio, film and television - has transformed the nature of fame, and how the famous have dealt with that fame. The key international figures of the 20th century, in politics, cinema, art, literature, theatre, music, science, crime and sport, are brought together and examined. The many personalities featured include Edison, Einstein, Ford, Picasso, Chaplin, Lenin, Valentino, Disney, Lindbergh, Garbo, Astair, Hemingway, Hitler, Roosevelt, Callas, Sinatra, Monroe, Stalin, Presley, Muhammed Ali, Howard Hughes, Neil Armstrong, Nixon, The Princess of Wales, Reagan and Madonna.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: BBC Books
Published: 18 Jan 1993

ISBN 10: 056336274X
ISBN 13: 9780563362746