‘A star image consists both of what we normally refer to as his or her “image”, made up of screen roles and obviously stage managed appearances, and also of images of the manufacturing of that “image” and of the real person’. Discuss this sta

In the 1950’s Hollywood was at it best. It was the golden years where many of the film stars achieve icon status. The studios of this time produced many stars, which resulted in them earning a lot of money. Some of these stars were Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, James Stewart and Marilyn Monroe. The studio companies of Hollywood soon realised that they could make a lot of money through these stars so they put them in the best roles and marketed them very well in order to draw the public in. They manufactured some of these stars in a certain way in order to attract the right sector of the public, which were those who would spend money on the films and merchandise. At this time Marilyn Monroe was just entering the film world. She was not yet in the mainstream which gave the studio companies time to work on her and create her own image, one that would earn them recognition and money. Marilyn Monroe was a unique woman who was different in a special way with many hidden talents as well...