A Star is Reborn

The story of A Star is Born has been told on several occasions, specifically in four films to date. From Gaynor to Gaga, author Robert Hofler discusses the different incarnations of the story in A Star is Reborn: Gaynor & Garland & Streisand & Gaga, The Most Filmed Hollywood Story of Love Found and Lost.

Hofler examines the different iterations of this story as well as the successes and challenges of each production. He discusses the films’ different stars and the contexts in which these stories are told. Moreover, he explores the shared and varied elements of each of these films.

Hofler provides an interesting narrative that is sure to entertain and inform readers who are either new to or familiar with these films.


A Star is Reborn is available for purchase via Kensington Books.

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About Annette Bochenek

Dr. Annette Bochenek of Chicago, Illinois, is an avid scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She manages the Hometowns to Hollywood blog, in which she writes about her trips exploring the legacies and hometowns of Golden Age stars. Annette also hosts the “Hometowns to Hollywood” film series throughout the Chicago area. She has been featured on Turner Classic Movies and is the president of TCM Backlot’s Chicago chapter. In addition to writing for TCM Backlot, she also writes for Classic Movie Hub, Silent Film Quarterly, Nostalgia Digest, and Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine.
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