Download or read book Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism written by M. Williams and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the golden era of silent movies, stars have been described as screen gods, goddesses and idols. This is the story of how Olympus moved to Hollywood to divinise stars as Apollos and Venuses for the modern age, and defined a model of stardom that is still with us today.