A Star Is Born
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A Star Is Born is the title of several successful movies. All are variations on the same plot: talented girl meets and falls in love with successful actor. His career wanes as her popularity increases, with their relationship ending in tragedy.
Its earliest incarnation, released in 1932, was based on a story by Adela Rogers St. John and entitled What Price Hollywood? Directed by George Cukor, it starred Constance Bennett as a waitress propelled to fame by an alcoholic director portrayed by Lowell Shermann, and anticipated Cukor's later, more acclaimed 1954 version.
In 1937, William Wellman directed a remake, the first to be titled A Star is Born, with Janet Gaynor and Frederic March. It won an Oscar for Best Color Photography.
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The 1976 version, helmed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, updated the story by bringing it into the rock era. The film was plagued with problems during production but, despite mixed reviews, was a huge box office success and spawned a best-selling soundtrack album. Streisand and co-composer Paul Williams won a Best Song Oscar for the film's main theme, "Evergreen."
External links
- The Judy Room "A Star Is Born" Section (http://www.thejudyroom.com/astarisborn.html)
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