Hollywood’s South Seas and the Pacific War

1. Introduction: The Wartime Search for the South Seas
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

2. Through Hollywood’s Lens: Prewar Visions of the South Pacific
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

3. Wartime Tourists on a Hollywood Jungle Set: Anticipating the South Seas and Encountering the South Pacific
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

4. “Dorothy Lamour Syndrome”: South Seas Dreams and South Pacific Disappointments
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

5. “That Gal’s Getting Whiter Every Day”: Servicemen’s Encounters with Islander Women
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

6. Combating South Seas Disillusionment: A South Pacific Education
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

7. “Solitary Jewels” or “Brazen, Shameless Hussies”? Allied Women in the Wartime Pacific
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

8. “Black White Men”: African American Encounters with the Wartime Pacific
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

9. Rainbow Island: Wartime Hollywood and the South Seas
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

10. South Seas Savior: James A. Michener and Postwar Visions of the South Pacific
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

11. Conclusion: The Queen of the Hollywood Islands
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon

Keywords: History, History of Military, History of the Americas, History of World War II and the Holocaust, US History, Modern History, Cultural History