> In an intro film class, I was asked about the origin of the term "star." > I puffed up & pontificated, with a little studio history & a little > Dyer (whose book I can't find here), but my student's question was > more obvious and more difficult. Why was "star," the astronomical > term, selected to label charismatic and marketable actors? I think it had to do with one early studio's advertising, which put pictures of the actors in the middle of a star. Randy _________________________________________________ Randy A. Riddle, CCD Productions Winston-Salem, NC [log in to unmask] -- http://www.infi.net/~rriddle ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]