The Hollywood Scandal That Changed Anne Shirley

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How a famous Hollywood murder mystery affected the public perception of Anne of Green Gables in 1922, and how RKO Pictures constructed a star persona to counter scandal in 1934. Can Dawn O'Day or Mary Miles Minter exist outside their roles as Anne Shirley? • Chapters: • 00:00 Introduction • 00:46 The Murder of William Desmond Taylor • 1:20 Rebranding Anne • 2:04 Studio Contracts • 3:39 Conclusion • This mini-essay was made for The Essay Library's latest project based on the prompt These Essays Do Not Exist. Does Anne Shirley the star exist or is she just a product of the Hollywood machine, obscuring Dawn O'Day's life and work? What about Anne Shirley the character, who has been constantly reproduced in different ways to fit the moral views of each time? • Compilation of all other essays: • These Video Essays Do Not Exist • Playlist version: • These Video Essays Do Not Exist • The Essay Library: https://theessaylibrary.com/ • Sources and further reading on the Hollywood studio star system or the Anne Brand : • The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities by Paul McDonald • Contested Culture: The Image, the Voice, and the Law by Jane Gaines • What’s in a Name? Towards a Theory of the Anne Brand by Benjamin Lefebvre • My favorite resource to find old Hollywood magazines: https://mediahistoryproject.org/#lant... • Subscribe to this channel to see more mini-documentaries exploring history through the lens of film, advertising, and pop culture. • Video written and edited by Emmylou Meadows • / bluemmylou • / bluemmylou • Music: • Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... • #videoessay #history #oldhollywood

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