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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459515603321

Titolo

American classic screen profiles [[electronic resource] /] / edited by John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh; preface by Ray Bradbury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010

ISBN

1-283-21383-4

9786613213839

0-8108-7677-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TibbettsJohn C

WelshJames Michael

Disciplina

791.4302/80922

B

Soggetti

Motion pictures - United States - History - 20th century

Motion picture actors and actresses - United States

Motion picture producers and directors - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Collection of  profiles previously published  in the periodical, American classic screen.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: ACTORS; Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle; George Bancroft; Ralph Bellamy; Ralph Bellamy; The Film Career of George M. Cohan; Boris Karloff; Robert Redford; Mickey Rooney; Kidflicks; Cornel Wilde; Part II: ACTRESSES; Dear Beulah; Surviving Mother Hollywood; Charlotte Henry's Adventures in Wonderland; Siren Song; A Countess in Hollywood; The Birth of a Sex Symbol; Marilyn; Eleanor Powell; Natalie Wood; Part III: HOLLYWOOD PAIRS; Bette Davis and Claude Rains; Cukor and Hepburn; Making Movies with James Cagney

Part IV: BEHIND THE CAMERA: THE DIRECTORSCharles T. Barton; The Elusive Cecil B. DeMille; Joseph H. Lewis; Seastrom; Part V: BEHIND THE CAMERA: THE CRAFTSMEN; Walter Plunkett; "Mr. Electricity"; Coming to Light; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

In American Classic Screen Profiles, editors John C. Tibbetts and James



M. Welsh have assembled some of the most significant and memorable profiles written for the magazine over its ten-year history. This collection contains rare insights into some of the brightest stars of yesteryear, as well as gifted filmmakers, directors and craftsmen alike. This compendium of profiles recaptures the spirit and scholarship of that time and will appeal to both scholars and fans who have an abiding int