5. Theda Bara: Orientalism, Sexual Anarchy, and the Jewish Star

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. Introduction: Stardom in the 1910s 1
5. 1. G. M.Anderson: “Broncho Billy” among the Early “Picture Personalities” 22
6. 2. Mary Pickford: Icon of Stardom 43
7. 3. Lillian Gish: Clean, and White, and Pure as the Lily 69
8. 4. Sessue Hayakawa:The Mirror, the Racialized Body, and Photogénie 91
9. 5. Theda Bara: Orientalism, Sexual Anarchy, and the Jewish Star 113
10. 6. Geraldine Farrar: A Star from Another Medium 137
11. 7. George Beban: Character of the Picturesque 155
12. 8. Pearl White and Grace Cunard:The Serial Queen’s Volatile Present 174
13. 9. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: Comedy’s Starring Scapegoat 196
14. 10. Douglas Fairbanks: Icon of Americanism 218
15. 11. Charles Chaplin:The Object Life of Mass Culture 242
16. In the Wings 264
17. Works Cited 269
18. Contributors 279
19. Index 283