Description
'A splendid anthology' -Kevin Brownlow, author of The Parade's Gone By and Hollywood: The Pioneers. This pathbreaking work will become our most valuable resource on the performers of the American silent screen. Hollywood was the new frontier of the 20th century. ('The last Klondike,' Gary Cooper called it.) Here are brief biographies of 176 people who won leading roles plus more dramatic reports on 33 of them-how they reached fame and fortune, 'some sad and happy endings,' analyses of the images of America they presented. Two special chapters: Pickford and Fairbanks, Swanson and Valentino.
About the Author
Richard Dyer MacCann,author of nine books, founding editor of Cinema Journal (1967-76), and a pioneer professor of film study, has contributed seven original essays and headnotes throughout for the 51 selections and the 16-page bibliography.
Reviews
... a lively collection of writings by and about silent film stars.... The volume's strength lies quite simply in the range and number of the writings that it brings together.... an imaginative selection... * Film Quarterly *
... a virtual goldmine of information.... a stunning work that motion picture fans and film historians will treasure. * Movie Collector's World *
... unique and excellent anthology ... * Film Review Annual *
... good for an introductory reader. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *
... a useful textbook for any college course on early film performers. * Classic Images *
Book Information
ISBN 9780810825284
Author Richard Dyer MacCann
Format Paperback
Page Count 339
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Series American Movies: The First Thirty Years
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm
About the Author
Richard Dyer MacCann,author of nine books, founding editor of Cinema Journal (1967-76), and a pioneer professor of film study, has contributed seven original essays and headnotes throughout for the 51 selections and the 16-page bibliography.
Reviews
... a lively collection of writings by and about silent film stars.... The volume's strength lies quite simply in the range and number of the writings that it brings together.... an imaginative selection... * Film Quarterly *
... a virtual goldmine of information.... a stunning work that motion picture fans and film historians will treasure. * Movie Collector's World *
... unique and excellent anthology ... * Film Review Annual *
... good for an introductory reader. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *
... a useful textbook for any college course on early film performers. * Classic Images *
Book Information
ISBN 9780810825284
Author Richard Dyer MacCann
Format Paperback
Page Count 339
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Series American Movies: The First Thirty Years
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm
