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Queer cinema in America : an encyclopedia of LGBTQ films, characters, and stories / Aubrey Malone.

by Malone, Aubrey, author.

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Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]

Homosexuality in motion pictures -- Encyclopedias.

Gay people in motion pictures -- Encyclopedias.

9781440867156 (paper over board : hardback) :

1440867151 (paper over board : hardback)

xxxvi, 335 pages ; 26 cm

"Just as American society has changed dramatically from decade to decade, so has queer cinema. Taking us from a time when LGBTQ characters were often represented as either caricatures or figures of farce, this lively yet authoritative reference explores the sea change ushered in by such stars as Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s and '40s, androgynous figures such as Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Marlon Brando in the '50s, and closeted gay men such as Rock Hudson and Liberace, whose double lives were exposed by the scourge of AIDS. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on stars, directors, films, themes, and other topics related to queer cinema in America, including films and persons from outside the U.S. who nonetheless figured prominently in America popular culture. Entries cite works for further reading, sidebars provide snippets of interesting trivia, a timeline highlights key events, and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography cites the most important major works on the topic." --

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