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PostWar Tourism in Jamaica By Christine Csencsitz Photo Source Williams Background on Tourism Part 1 Tourism in Jamaica began in the late 19 th century United Fruit Company employed excess ships for cruises ID: 295798

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Celebrity & Glamour

Post-War Tourism in Jamaica

By Christine Csencsitz

Photo Source: Williams Slide2

Background on Tourism, Part 1

Tourism in Jamaica began in the late 19

th centuryUnited Fruit Company employed excess ships for cruises Encouraged tourism to the island as well as the development of a tourist industry (“Culture”; “Jamaica Tourism”)

“Since 1956 the tourist industry has been regulated by the Jamaican Tourist Board (JTB) which greeted tourists, provided courtesy police, trained workers, set standards, and promoted Jamaican tourism both at home and abroad.” (“Jamaica Tourism”)Slide3

Background on Tourism, Part 2

The Pirate’s Daughter follows two eras of tourism

First era: Ida Second era: May Tourism grew quickly after the close of WWII; faced a slump in the 1970s for many reasons, including political turmoil Slide4

Context from

The Pirate’s Daughter: Errol Flynn

Castle Comfort, Jamaica estate Flynn’s yacht,

Zaca, was used on postcards as representative of Jamaica

Source: “The Young Errol Flynn”Slide5

Hollywood in Jamaica

As westerners began to view Jamaica as a prime tourist destination, Hollywood stars, too, began to flock to the island, an “epitome of paradise for the silver screen” (“Port Antonio”)

Jamaica was popular for a number of reasons:Tropical weatherBeaches

Proximity to North America Slide6

Famous Visitors

Members of multiple Royal familiesMovie stars, musicians, and writers

Ginger RogersBette DavisErrol FlynnTruman Capote

Ian FlemmingWilliam Randolph HearstHarrison FordPoliticians Businessmen

J.P. Morgan

Source: WellesleySlide7

Local Filming

As Jamaica’s popularity grew, more and more Hollywood executives became interested in filming on the island

Tourism was only bolstered by the use of Jamaica as a filming local for prominent American and European celebritiesSlide8

William Randolph Hearst’s Jamaica House

Source: “William Randolph Hearst’s…”Slide9

Truman Capote in Jamaica

Source: “On Having Met…”Slide10

Celebrity’s Role in the Novel

The predominance of Errol Flynn in The Pirate’s Daughter

, and the fervor that his arrival in Jamaica caused in the beginning of Ida’s story, is illustrative of the role of celebrity in the country at this timeIn the novel, celebrity is tied to tourism—tourism is depicted as something the rich and famous doIE: though Flynn lives on Navy Island, he is often away

IE: when Ida marries Karl, she becomes a tourist herself and travels around the world Slide11

Works Cited

"Culture." VIP Airport Services,

n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015."Ginger Rogers to Produce Motion Pictures in Jamaica." Reading Eagle [Hollywood] 23 Mar. 1963: n.

pag. Print."Jamaica - Tourism." Caribbean Islands: A Country Study. Ed. Sandra W. Meditz and Dennis M.

Hanratty

. GPO for the Library of Congress, 1987. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.

"Jamaica."

Islands

July-Aug. 1990: 143.

Google Books

. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.