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Extras, bit players, and stand-ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception. On a personal and a professional level, their stories are told in __Hollywood Unknowns__, the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the present. __Hollywood Unknowns__ discusses the relationship of the extra to the star, the lowly position in which extras were held, the poor working conditions and wages, and the sexual exploitation of many of the hardworking women striving for a place in Hollywood society. Though mainly anonymous, many are identified by name and, for perhaps the first time, receive equal billing with the stars. And __Hollywood Unknowns__ does not forget the bit players, stand-ins, and doubles, who work alongside the extras facing many of the same privations. Celebrity extras, silent stars who ended their days as extras, or members of various ethnic groups--all gain a deserved luster in acclaimed film writer Anthony Slide's prose. Chapters document the lives and work of extras from the 1890s to the present. Slide also treats such subjects as the Hollywood Studio Club, Central Casting, the extras in popular literature, and the efforts at unioniza

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Author

Anthony Slide

Publisher

University Press of Mississippi

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781628465716

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Performing Arts, Sports

Rating

4.23 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14