ABSTRACT
We live in an age of celebrity journalism. There never have been more information outlets producing more stories about the rich, famous, and infamous. News-magazine journalism and tabloid television have both fed on celebrity news, celebrity profiles, and celebrity scandals to sustain audience interest. Our entertainment stars have never been more recognized and scrutinized, and our political leaders never more anonymous—at least in the era of television. The 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s were each progressively more concerned with fame and celebrity. This chapter begins, accordingly, in Hollywood.
