Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts – serie
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Milos Forman
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1987
834 kr
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This is the most comprehensive study to date of the work of Milos Forman, best known for his Academy Award winning direction of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984). The work begins with a brief biography that emphasizes the relationship for Forman's life to his philosophic and …
Kate Smith
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1988
774 kr
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This penetrating work, the first book-length study of Kate Smith to appear in print, offers a candid look at the life and show business career of one of the most beloved women of our time. Through her work as an entertainer, Kate Smith touched the pulse of the American public. The scope of her …
Patty Duke
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1988
1174 kr
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Patty Duke is one of the few former child actors who has survived the transition from child to adolescent to adult and gone on to greater fame and success in her adult years. Academy Award-winner, television comedy series star, talk-show hostess, author, and aspiring director, this multi-talented …
Eva Le Gallienne
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1989
809 kr
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This is the first published resource on the life and seventy-year theatrical career of award-winning actress Eva Le Gallienne. It traces Le Gallienne's acting debut in 1914, her travels to the United States, and the successes and failures of her New York City repertory theatres. Also noted are Le …
Edwin Booth
A Bio-Bibliography
Av L Oggel
Inbunden, 1992
984 kr
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Edwin Booth was the foremost Shakespearean actor in late nineteenth-century America, enjoying almost mythic status. This comprehensive analysis and documentation of his career provides an aperture from which to view theatre and society of the period. The scholarly bibliography of over 1,000 …
Julie Andrews
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Les Spindle
Inbunden, 1989
518 kr
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Spindle's reference chronicles the professional career of one of the world's most loved performers, Julie Andrews. An all-in-one resource, the volume presents a comprehensive and accurate profile of the people, projects, artistic highs and lows, and general influences that propelled the actress …
Joseph Chaikin
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Alex Gildzen, Dimitris Karageorgiou
Inbunden, 1992
984 kr
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Few theater artists are as revered by their peers as Joseph Chaikin, whose Open Theater is regarded as one of the most influential ensembles to perform on international stages. A glance at the index to this volume reveals the many eminent colleagues and admirers associated with Chaikin in his long …
Carole Lombard
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1988
1285 kr
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Carole Lombard was among the most commercially successfuly and admired film personalities in Hollywood in the 1930s. Carole Lombard includes a biography which brings to life this vivacious, unconventional woman, who showed fortitude in the face of personal hardships such as the automobile accident …
Ronald Colman
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Sam Frank
Inbunden, 1997
984 kr
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One of the most enchanting figures of the silver screen, Ronald Colman appeared in such classic films as Beau Geste, The Prisoner of Zenda, Lost Horizon, and A Tale of Two Cities. He was nominated four times for the Academy Award, which he won for a spectacular performance in A Double Life. His …
Cary Grant
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
809 kr
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Cary Grant, one of the most enduring stars in the history of Hollywood history, is the subject of this unique bio-bibliography that places equal emphasis on the actor's professional and private lives. Each chapter examines a different aspect of Grant's life and career, beginning with a biography …
Ann Sothern
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
834 kr
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Ann Sothern was often quoted as saying she had played every venue in show business except fairs. For over 60 years, she has captivated audiences from the stage, on radio and television, in film, and as a recording artist. This book is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and …
Maureen O'Sullivan
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
834 kr
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Since her film debut in 1930, Maureen O'Sullivan has consistently proven herself to be one of the most talented and versatile performers in the entertainment media. Her career has spanned 60 years, over which time she has appeared on stage and screen, on television and radio, and has even been a …
Alice Faye
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
834 kr
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This is the most definitive survey yet of Alice Faye's unique career in film, recording, broadcasting, and on stage. An annotated bibliography of book, magazine, and newspaper sources covers her life and career from 1933 through 1989. This volume also features a filmography, discography, detailed …
Orson Welles
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Brett Wood
Inbunden, 1990
984 kr
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This new work contains the most comprehensive bibliography of Orson Welles' work and material written on Welles. It presents a concise history of Welles' life and career, paying special attention to the ways he was presented by the media. At different points in his career, he was portrayed as a …
Henry Fonda
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1992
834 kr
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The life and career of Henry Fonda, one of Hollywood's greatest stars, are detailed in this bio-bibliography that places equal emphasis on the actor's professional and private lives.The reference provides a complete and detailed guide to Fonda's films, television, theater, radio, recordings, …
Gordon MacRae
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Bruce Leiby
Inbunden, 1991
1174 kr
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This first and only in-depth directory to the life and career of Gordon MacRae pays tribute to a truly versatile entertainer. In an industry where success is rare and fleeting, MacRae achieved stardom in six show business arenas: film, theater, radio, nightclubs and concerts, television, and …
Jennifer Jones
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
518 kr
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This bio-bibliography focuses on the life and career of Jennifer Jones, reexamining her as a uniquely talented actress rather than as the wife and protegd'e of David O. Selznick. a superior reference work. A concise biography is followed by a chronology, a filmography, a listing of radio, theatre …
Jean Arthur
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Arthur Pierce, Douglas Swarthout
Inbunden, 1990
834 kr
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This bibliography presents an in-depth profile of Jean Arthur--an important, and much neglected figure of the American film industry. Along with basic biographical information, the book gives a detailed examination of her career and contribution to the entertainment field. Jean Arthur contributed …
Ava Gardner
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
834 kr
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This book contains a biography of one of the screen's most loved actresses whose career has spanned five decades. Her life's story is as dramatic and compelling as many of her famous roles. From her country roots to her world travels, Ava Gardner was a constant favorite of the media. Personal …
Donna Reed
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
518 kr
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Donna Reed has been called everyone's favorite mother and her recognition as such has stood the test of time. But before she became known as the ultimate mom for her role on The Donna Reed Show, Miss Reed was already a veteran film actress with almost forty films to her credit. Among these are her …
George Burns and Gracie Allen
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Cynthia Clements, Sandra Weber
Inbunden, 1996
984 kr
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In the minds of today's audiences, George Burns was a solo act. But in the history of show business, he will long be remembered for his work with Gracie Allen. Few performers have enjoyed so much popular and critical acclaim. Together they enjoyed phenomenal success in vaudeville, radio, …
Mary Martin
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1991
834 kr
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The remarkable career of one of America's most talented and best loved musical comedy stars is here documented in all its shining facets: stage, screen, broadcasting, and recordings. Additionally, an annotated bibliography provides full coverage of books and articles wholly or partly devoted to …
James Stewart
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1992
984 kr
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The bio-bibliography of one of America's most beloved actors, James Stewart spans six decades of his career. The detailed biography chronicles Stewart's youth in Indiana, Pennsylvania, records his college years at Princeton, his early years in Hollywood and World War II, his stardom in the Capra …
Irene Dunne
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1991
984 kr
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Often called the First Lady of Hollywood, Irene Dunne, in a long and distinguished screen career, juggled comedies, dramas, and musicals with aplomb, and all three genres were represented in her five Academy Award nominations. Her television career was equally successful, including appearances as …
Tallulah Bankhead
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1991
809 kr
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Tallulah Bankhead was an actress whose talents were greatly overshadowed by her antics. Indeed, the Bankhead personality was much better known than her acting roles. While it is impossible to study her career without exploring her highly charged personality, this bio-bibliography honors Tallulah …
John Ford
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Bill Levy
Inbunden, 1998
984 kr
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John Ford (1894-1973) is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. He is the only person to win four Academy Awards for Direction, for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). This reference …
Anne Baxter
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1991
984 kr
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Actress Anne Baxter made her Broadway debut at age thirteen and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in films at age twenty-three. In a long and successful career on stage, screen, radio, and television, she played her most memorable roles as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge (1946) …
Robert Mitchum
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1992
984 kr
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Robert Mitchum's bad boy reputation that colors his public profile has been both earned and undeserved. Jerry Roberts discusses the actor's career, his cult status, his under-appreciated talent, his forgotten films, and his nonchalance.This book catalogues previously published information on …
Janet Gaynor
A Bio-Bibliography
Inbunden, 1992
1210 kr
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Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for three films in 1927-28, Seventh Heaven, Sunrise, and Street Angel, Janet Gaynor may be better known for her roles as the endearing orphan, Judy Abbott, in Daddy Long Legs (1931) and the small town girl-turned actress, Esther Blodgett, in A Star Is …
Vivien Leigh
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Cynthia Molt
Inbunden, 1992
984 kr
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Just to say the name Vivien Leigh invokes two quick images to anyone familiar with motion pictures--Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois. Yet, Vivien Leigh did not want to be remembered wholly for her screen performances in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire.This book is comprised of a …
