This Never Happened to the Other Fellow: The Fluctuating Stardom of James Bond and George Lazenby
This Never Happened to the Other Fellow: The Fluctuating Stardom of James Bond and George Lazenby
When George Lazenby, who succeeded Sean Connery as James Bond, attended the world premiere of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) with long hair and a beard, he was criticised by the British press for his ‘very un-Bond-like’ appearance, which would come to define his only take on the Bond persona. Since the film’s release, however, critics and fans have begun to acknowledge the idiosyncratic qualities of Lazenby’s performance and its more grounded contribution to the mythology of 007. As a result, Lazenby’s star image has been revitalised. Jaap Verheul’s chapter argues, firstly, that star studies must acknowledge the failed production of stardom, and secondly, that Lazenby’s re-appraisal warrants further examination of the fluctuations in the star images of both actors and their on-screen personas.
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Verheul, Jaap
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29 May 2016
Verheul, Jaap
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Verheul, Jaap
(2016)
This Never Happened to the Other Fellow: The Fluctuating Stardom of James Bond and George Lazenby.
In,
Lobalzo Wright, Julie and Bolton, Lucy
(eds.)
Lasting Screen Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure.
Palgrave Macmillan, .
(doi:10.1057/978-1-137-40733-7_16).
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When George Lazenby, who succeeded Sean Connery as James Bond, attended the world premiere of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) with long hair and a beard, he was criticised by the British press for his ‘very un-Bond-like’ appearance, which would come to define his only take on the Bond persona. Since the film’s release, however, critics and fans have begun to acknowledge the idiosyncratic qualities of Lazenby’s performance and its more grounded contribution to the mythology of 007. As a result, Lazenby’s star image has been revitalised. Jaap Verheul’s chapter argues, firstly, that star studies must acknowledge the failed production of stardom, and secondly, that Lazenby’s re-appraisal warrants further examination of the fluctuations in the star images of both actors and their on-screen personas.
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Published date: 29 May 2016
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Julie Lobalzo Wright
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