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A Star Is Born
1937 1h 51m William A. Wellman

A Star Is Born

★ 7.3 IMDb
Romance Drama
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Writers William A. Wellman, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell
Cast Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
DP W. Howard Greene
Music Max Steiner
Essays and Criticism
On William A. Wellman
Features | Inside/Out: A Modest Proposal Concerning William A. Wellman by Andrew Tracy, Cinema Scope
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress
Won Academy Award for Best Story
Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor
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