“电影明星”这一称呼,原是由法国魔幻电影大师梅里爱和路罗斯在成立电影制片公司时率先采用的。他们于1896年秋,对能取得电影票房价值的电影演员,在世界上首先冠以“电影明星”的称呼。他们当时就认识到:没有明星,影片就缺乏号召力,影坛就显不出生气;没有明星,观众就无法凝聚,市场就难以启动。但在当时,电影演员被人们认为是一种不光彩的职业,跟马戏团里的小丑差不多,因而演员们拍完电影后,都不愿意在片头或片尾打上自己的真实姓名;同时,电影制片公司的 The title of “movie star”, originally by the French magic film master Meri love and Luosi Si in the establishment of film production company first adopted. In the autumn of 1896, they were the first in the world to be called “movie stars” for film actresses who could get the box office movie value. They realized at that time: Without a star, the film lacked the appeal and the film was not angry. Without a star, the audience could not coalesce and the market could hardly start. At the time, however, the film actress was considered a disgraceful occupation, similar to the clown in the circus, so the performers did not want to put their real name on the film or on the film after filming the movie. At the same time, Company