A Star is Born

Most importantly, the particular movie I have chosen to focus on will not necessarily be the subjects best known, but the one that established them as a star in the fullest sense of the word.

true stars permanent celestial bodies who radiate their own light, and who form constellations by which we navigate the history of cinema itself.
A genuine star is ageless, unchangeable and fixed, even as the world turns beneath her. Some court that fame, like Gloria Swanson:
Ive gone through enough of being a nobody. I have decided that when I am a star, I will be every inch and every moment the star!
Others shun it, as Ava Gardner did:
What Id really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.
Even so, everyone applauds when a star is born. This book charts the history and, most especially, the very first appearance of seventy-five actresses who have