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Celebrity & Icons
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Celebrity Advertising, Celebrity & Politics, Music Celebrity,
Statues & Icons, Celebrity TV, Celebrity & Culture, etc.

Business Celebrity “Celebrity Buffett” 1960s-2010 Billionaire Warren Buffett becomes national counselor & mainstream celebrity.		Celebrity Advertising “JFK, Pitchman?” 2009 A popular ex-President is used in print & TV ads to help sell Omega watches.
1950s’ TV Icon “Dinah Shore & Chevy” 1951-1963 “See-the-USA” tune helps define a TV celebrity & America’s car culture.		Women’s Rights Icon “Rosie The Riveter” 1942-1945 A WWII-era image becomes an icon for the ages.
Environmental Celebrity “Power in the Pen” 1962-1963 Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, takes on pesticides; spurs environmental cause.		Cover Girl Celebrity “One Good Shot…” 2011-2012 A Gisele Bündchen cover photo has repeated use around the world.
Sport & Celebrity “Celebrity Gifford” 1950s-2010s Football star becomes sportscaster, ad pitchman, & well-known celebrity.		Politics & Celebrity “Barack & Bruce” 2008-2012 Bruce Springsteen & other celebrities help President Obama win re-election.
In Memoriam “Candle in the Wind” 1973 & 1997 Elton John honors the memory of Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana.		Silent Film Celebrity “Anna Q. Nilsson” 1920 The story behind a 1920 Photoplay cover girl & silent film star.
Politics & Celebrity “The Jack Pack” Pt.1: 1958-60 Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack” cavort with & campaign for JFK in his White House bid.		Politics & Celebrity “The Jack Pack” Pt. 2: 1961-64 Good times JFK Inaugural is followed by some falling out and tragic endings.
Silent Film Star “Pearl White” 1910s-1920s A daredevil heroine of the silent screen becomes a big star.		Creating Celebrity “A Star Is Born” 1910s Early film studios create the first movie star, Florence Lawrence.
Celebrities & Civil Rights “When Harry Met Petula” April 1968 Pet Clark & Harry Belafonte made civil rights history challenging a Chrysler v. p.		Politics & Celebrity “Linda & Jerry” 1971-1983 Linda Ronstadt meets Jerry Brown as her music career soars.
Music & Advertising “Google & Gaga” 2011 Lady Gaga’s hit song, “The Edge of Glory,” is used in a Google TV ad.		Music Icon “Streisand Rising” 1961-1965 A young girl from Brooklyn aims at Manhattan and becomes a music icon.
Celebrity Activist “Mia’s Metamorphoses” 1966-2010 Mia Farrow’s life changes: actress-to-activist & using her fame.		Lady Sings The Blues “Strange Fruit” 1939 Billie Holiday sings a haunting song and has a troubled life.
Pop Star Celebrity “The Jackson Statues” 1995 Giant Michael Jackson statues are used to promote a pop star & his music.		TV & Advertising Icon “Dinah Shore & Chevy” 1951-1963 “See-the-U.S.A.” song helped define a celebrity & America’s “car culture.”

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Related Reading at Amazon.com…

Landon Y. Jones, “Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers,” 2023, Beacon Press, 216 pp. Click for Amazon.

Susan J. Douglas & Andrea McDonnell, “Celebrity: A History of Fame,” 2019, NYU Press, 336 pp. Click for Amazon.

Sharon Marcus, “The Drama of Celebrity,” 2020, Princeton University Press, paperback, 328 pp. Click for Amazon.