Diane Negra 
Off-White Hollywood [EPUB ebook] 
American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom

Off-White Hollywood investigates how the ‘ethnicity’ of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars of the silent — Colleen Moore and Pola Negri — classical — Sonja Henie and Hedy Lamarr — and post-classical eras — Marisa Tomei and Cher — to demonstrate how each star illuminates aspects of ethnicity, gender, consumerism, and class at work in American culture.