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HIDDEN TALENT:
THE EMERGENCE OF HOLLYWOOD AGENTS,
1928-1949
by
Tom Kemper
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(CRITICAL STUDIES)
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Tom Kemper
Object Description
| Title | Hidden talent: the emergence of Hollywood agents, 1928-1949 |
| Author | Kemper, Tom |
| Author email | tomaskemper@aol.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) |
| School | School of Cinema-Television |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-12-14 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Advisor (committee member) | Polan, Dana |
| Abstract | My dissertation covers a hitherto overlooked dimension of the classical Hollywood film industry: the role of talent agents in the 1930s and 1940s, the formative years of the studio system. Through extensive primary archival research I have unearthed the strong function served by talent agents in the studio system of the 1930s and 1940s. Drawing on recent work in economics, economic sociology and theories of institutions, my project broadens and complicates traditional depictions of the studio era. I trace the syndicate of managerial roles -- agents in particular, but studio executives as well -- that constituted the studio "system" as much as the concentrated management within the major film production companies. I demonstrate the social connections that translated into business relationships and how this system aided and abetted the individual reputations of stars, directors, and writers -- as well as the reputations of the agents themselves. Thus, my project, in addition to documenting the early history of agents, adds a new theoretical perspective on agency within the studio system. |
| Keyword | Hollywood studio system; talent agents |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m293 |
| Rights | Kemper, Tom |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Kemper-20070405 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Kemper-20070405.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | HIDDEN TALENT: THE EMERGENCE OF HOLLYWOOD AGENTS, 1928-1949 by Tom Kemper A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (CRITICAL STUDIES) May 2007 Copyright 2007 Tom Kemper |
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