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The history of the American entertainment industry and the history of the Jewish people in the United States are inextricably intertwined. Jews have provided Broadway and Hollywood with some of their most enduring talent, from writers like Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein, and Tony Kushner; to directors like Jerome Robbins and Woody Allen; to performers like Gertrude Berg, John Garfield, Lenny Bruce, and Barbra Streisand. Conversely, show business has provided Jews with a means of upward mobility, a model for how to become American, and a source of cultural pride.<p><i>Acting Jewish</i> documents this history, looking at the work of Jewish writers, directors, and actors in the American entertainment industry with particular attention to the ways in which these artists offer behavioral models for Jewish-American audiences. The book spans the period from 1947 to the present and takes a close look at some of America's favorite plays (<i>Death of a Salesman</i>, <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>, <i>Angels in America</i>), films (<i>Gentleman's Agreement</i>, <i>Annie</i> <i>Hall</i>), and television shows (<i>The Goldbergs</i>, <i>Seinfeld</i>), identifying a double-coding by which performer

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Author

Henry Carl Bial

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472069088

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, History