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Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting

Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting

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Aline MacMahon was a talented American actress who starred in countless films during the 1930s and 1940s, but her political activism and blacklisting during the Communist Red Scare of the 1950s dimmed her star. John Stangeland's biography offers an insightful look into her life and oeuvre.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 08 November 2022
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky


American actress Aline MacMahon's early years were spent honing her talents while performing at local events in New York City. After achieving widespread success on Broadway, she headlined a touring company in Los Angeles, where she was discovered by legendary Hollywood director Mervyn LeRoy and signed to Warner Brothers. During the 1930s and 1940s, MacMahon appeared in numerous films and was among the most influential actors of the era, her talent being held in high regard alongside peers such as Katherine Hepburn, Paul Muni, and Bette Davis. Her pioneering use of a new acting style, which she learned from Konstantin Stanislavsky and is now widely known as the Method, revolutionized the screen and made her a beloved figure in the industry. Despite her popularity with audiences and widespread acclaim for her versatile and naturalistic style, MacMahon's despair over the lack of challenging roles and the backlash from her political activism would eventually dim her star in a tragic way. During the Communist Red Scare of the 1950s, she was blacklisted and subjected to covert FBI surveillance, which resulted in her being denied work for many years. John Stangeland's biography of this unique actress, Aline MacMahon, provides a fascinating insight into the life and career of this largely overlooked talent and how the atmosphere of Hollywood's golden age created an inescapable blueprint for a career nearly destroyed by politics and fear.

Weight: 710g
Dimension: 160 x 238 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780813196060

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