Tyrone Power

Gillian Kelly was awarded a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 2015 and her areas of academic interest include constructions of stardom and celebrity in the media, with a strong focus on male performers and American masculinity. Her first monograph, Robert Taylor: Male Beauty, Masculinity and Stardom in Hollywood (University Press of Mississippi, 2019) was shortlisted for the prestigious BAFTSS (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies) Award for Best Monograph in 2020. Her chapter ‘Robert Taylor: The ‘Lost’ Star with the Long Career’ is included in the edited collection Lasting Screen Stars: Personas that Endure and Images that Fade (Palgrave McMillan, 2016), and she has contributed to several journals including Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Celebrity Studies and Alphaville.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The Dramatic Performer2. The Comedic Actor3. The Musical Star4. The Tough Westerner 5. The War Hero6. The Rugged Adventurer 7. Power Off-Screen Conclusion Power’s Filmography BibliographyIndex

What is the place of Tyrone Power in cinema history? This question motivates the first comprehensive overview of the actor's career, tracing his trajectory from bit player to leading man, until his premature death at the age of 44. Kelly succeeds in revealing the talent behind the star image of a much neglected figure of the classic Hollywood studio era.