The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965 (Applause Books) - Tapa dura

For decades EScreen WorldE has been the film professional's as well as the film buff's favorite and indispensable annual screen resource full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now EScreen WorldE editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library.THIn the first of two volumes this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor from the earliest silent screen stars a Chaplin Pickford Fairbanks a to the mid-1960s when the old studio and star systems came crashing down.THEach listing includes: a brief biography photos from the famed EScreen WorldE archives with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions a good or bad!THIn addition to every major player Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal glamour oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects.THContains over 1 000 photos!

Bursting with facts and photos, The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors is the book that all true movie fans will want to own! Expert film historian, Barry Monush (associate editor of Screen World) has produced the work of a lifetime: a complete listing of not only the major players but also the legions of unjustly neglected troupers, who have appeared in American film. He does more than just list the vital statistics for each actor, he encapsulates their careers in short, pithy paragraphs and complete filmographies, plus listings of other work (TV, stage, etc.), and much more.