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  Gaynor, Janet
Lardner, Ring, Jr.
  March, Fredric
Steiner, Max
  Turner, Lana
Wellman, William


The Star Is Born is the title of the 1937 dramatic film. It tells the story of a microscopic-town girl, Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor), who comes to Hollywood to become the star. She meets & marries a alcohol-dependent Norman Maine (Fredric March), but, when her star rises, his collapses, so does their marriage. It likewise stars Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander and Peggy Wood.

the film has a vast writers' listing: William A. Wellman (story) and Robert Carson (story), Dorothy Parker (screenplay) & Alan Campbell (screenplay) & Robert Carson (screenplay), Ben Hecht (contributing writer) (uncredited), Ring Lardner Jr. (contributing writer) (uncredited), John Lee Mahin (contributing writer) (uncredited), Budd Schulberg (contributing writer) (uncredited) and David O. Selznick (contributing writer) (uncredited). It was directed by Jack Conway (uncredited) and William A. Wellman.

A film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Robert Carson & William The. Wellman won a Oscar for Right Writing.

TV Guide Online: A Star Is Born
A lengthy review and credits.

IMDb: A Star Is Born (1937)
Full cast links, plot outline, and user comments.




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