The Stars Appear
Published on 1. March 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
339 pages
978-0-8108-2528-4 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
... 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 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-2528-4 (9780810825284)
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Person
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.