TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holabird,Robin
TI  - Elvis, Marilyn, and the space aliens: icons on screen in Nevada 
SN  - 9781943859245
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Reno
PB  - University of Nevada Press
KW  - Motion picture industry
KW  - Nevada
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - Production and direction
KW  - Television
KW  - In motion pictures
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and space aliens like the Transformers share a surprising connection along with James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Rocky Balboa. These beloved icons played active roles in movie and television projects set in the state of Nevada. Long time state film commissioner and movie reviewer Holabird explores the blending of icons and Nevada, along with her personal experiences of watching movies, talking with famous people, and showing off a diverse range of stunning and iconic locations like Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Area 51. Holabird shows how Nevada's flash, flair, and fostering of the forbidden provided magic for singers, sexpots, and strange creatures from other worlds. She also gives readers an insider's look into moviemaking in Nevada by drawing on her extensive experience as a film commissioner. This is a unique take on film history and culture, and Holabird explores eighteen film genres populated by one-of-a-kind characters with ties to Nevada. Along with being a film history of the state of Nevada written by a consummate insider, the book is a fun mixture of research, personal experiences, and analysis about how Nevada became the location of choice for a broad spectrum of well-known films and characters"--; "Nevada's flash, flair and fostering of the forbidden proves magic for singers, sexpots and strange creatures from other worlds. "Elvis, Marilyn and the Space Aliens" looks at how such internationally beloved icons find their way into Nevada in movies and television"--
ER  -