When Frankie went to Hollywood : Frank Sinatra and American male identity /

McNally, Karen, 1964-

When Frankie went to Hollywood : Frank Sinatra and American male identity / Karen McNally. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : Meet Frank Sinatra -- The postwar success story and working-class alienation -- Ethnic stereotyping and Italian American cultural identity -- Anticommunist witch hunts and Civil Rights -- Vulnerable masculinity and damaged veterans -- Male performance and swingin' bachelors -- Conclusion : chairman of the board.



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Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998.


Masculinity in motion pictures.
Masculinity in literature.


Electronic Books.

PN2287 / .W446 2008