Acting for America: Movie Stars of the 1980s

Acknowledgements

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I want to thank all the contributors for their illuminating essays, rapid responses to questions, and cheerful cooperation. The series editors Adrienne McLean and Murray Pomerance have offered timely and helpful guidance on all matters. It has been a privilege to have another book overseen with characteristic wisdom by Leslie Mitchner, associate director and editor in chief of Rutgers University Press. Marilyn Campbell, director of preproduction, as always, provided calming guidance. Alison Hack, production coordinator, helped once again. And it is a pleasure to have been helped by someone new to me at the Press, Katie Keeran. Eric Schramm’s copyediting was very helpful. I am grateful for the assistance of Barbara Hall and other helpful individuals at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I appreciate the cooperation of Derek Davidson and Ronald Mandelbaum at Photofest, Inc. Thanks also to Peter Lehman and William Luhr. At Oakland University, Virinder Moudgil, senior vice president and provost, provided support for research. Susan Hawkins, chair of the Department of English, was, typically, kind and helpful, as were Cynthia Ferrara and Becky Fernandez. Yet again, colleagues in the Kresge Library assisted me in gathering information. And Jane was, as usual, Jane. ix ★★★★★★★★★★ ✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩ Acting for America ...