January 1978 Issue [Article] Notes on fame Download PDF Adjust Share The machinery of celebrity provides the faith Americans seek by John Lahr, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 1971- 20th century Celebrities Fame Popular culture Social life and customs United States More from John Lahr Road worrier Mel Gibson on Hamlet The politics of charm There's no private life in The Noel Coward Diaries. Dreamers of the day Talking to Studs Terkel Adjust Share