Download or read book Quinlan s Illustrated Directory of Film Comedy Stars written by David Quinlan and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference guide looks at the career histories of nearly 300 comedy stars, some of whom have a prodigious reputation resting only on one or two outstanding films. The author examines their methds and their sense of physical comedy with background stories as to how comic effects were achieved. Over 350 photographs illustrate entries for nearly 300 comedy stars, including John Cleese, Steve Martin and Danny De Vito and older favourites, the Marx Brothers, Mae West and Danny Kaye. Each entry is accompanied by a complete filmography, including film, TV and guest appearances, plus voice-over narrations and films directed.
Download or read book Quinlan s Illustrated Directory of Film Stars written by David Quinlan and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1996 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including over 1800 entries, this guide provides a short biography for each star, with a complete filmography of all film, television, voice-overs and guest appearances. Those featured include Jim Carrey, Uma Thurman and Brad Pitt, and there is also updated information on all stars with re-assessments of career turnarounds, such as John Travolta and Tommy Lee Jones.
Download or read book Quinlan s Illustrated Directory of Film Comedy Actors written by David Quinlan and published by Henry Holt & Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles over three hundred comedy actors, describing their personal life, professional methods, and career histories
Download or read book Quinlan s Film Stars written by David Quinlan and published by Batsford. This book was released on 2000 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an A-Z of biographical profiles of filmstars, listing all the films and the years they were made.
Download or read book Quinlan s Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors written by David Quinlan and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to Quinlan's illus. directory of film stars. B/W photos.
Download or read book Quinlan s Film Stars written by David Quinlan and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1999-05-31 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fourth edition of the directory which provides a biography and filmography of each actor considered.
Download or read book The Illustrated Directory of Film Stars written by David Quinlan and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quinlan s film character actors written by David Quinlan and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quinlan s Illustrated Registry of Film Stars written by David Quinlan and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book QUINLAN S CHARACTER STARS REV AND UPDATED ED written by David Quinlan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quinlan, who is familiar to most film librarians and scholars for his numerous articles and reference guides, has updated his Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors (1996). It features over 1200 living and dead actors, primarily from the English-speaking world, who made their careers as character actors, those familiar faces who often appear in dozens if not hundreds of feature films without star billing. Although previous editions favored British actors, this one abounds with U.S. personalities, including Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, and Danny Glover. Arranged alphabetically by last name, each entry includes a black-and-white photo, brief biography (including cause of death, when applicable), and lengthy filmography. The biographical sections are especially pertinent, as they identify character traits (e.g., 'hound dog eyes,' although Quinlan focuses on hair quality more often than not) that help typecast the player. Little-known facts about some of these actors only add to the fun of browsing through the book. Bottom Line Although users will have to leaf through the pages to connect a face with a name, Quinlan's guide is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries.--Anthony J. Adam, Prairie View A&M Univ. Lib., TX 408pg. CAHNERS PUBLISHING, c2004.-
Download or read book Quinlan s Character Stars written by David Quinlan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Character stars are the scene-stealers of the movies. These are the actors and actresses who have the ability to bring an entire character to life in a few lines -- sometimes in just a bare few moments of screen time. On other occasions they may tackle the kind of big roles that stars prefer to avoid: sidekicks, villains, victims or losers. But the concentrated energy of their best performances is hugely memorable -- filmgoers recognise their faces, even if their names are sometimes less than familiar. Quinlan's Character Stars is David Quinlan's definitive reference source for these unforgettable and indispensable artists of the silver screen: Rowan Atkinson, Steve Buscemi, Elisha Cook Jr, Gert Frobe, Ice-T, James Earl Jones, Beryl Reid, Alan Rickman, Michael Ripper, Harry Dean Stanton, Jessica Tandy, JT Walsh, Dianne Wiest and hundreds more. A bountiful A-Z brimming with over 1200 representatives of the finest character talent from the British and American studios, from before the coming of sound right up to the movies of today. Each character star is given a complete entry, modelled on the format of Quinlan's Film Stars. Each entry includes a brief biographical sketch, a photograph of the actor or actress, and a definitive listing of all their movie performances. Book jacket.
Download or read book Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors From the silent era to 1965 written by Barry Monush and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). For decades, Screen World 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 Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions good or bad! In 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. Contains over 1,000 photos!
Download or read book Journeys of Desire written by Alastair Phillips and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to European actors in American film, this book brings together 15 chapters with A-Z entries on over 900 individuals. It includes case studies of prominent individuals and phenomena associated with the emigres, such as the stereotyping of European actresses in 'bad women' roles, and the irony of Jewish actors playing Nazis.
Download or read book Fame Amid the Ruins written by Stephen Gundle and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian cinema gave rise to a number of the best-known films of the postwar years, from Rome Open City to Bicycle Thieves. Although some neorealist film-makers would have preferred to abolish stars altogether, the public adored them and producers needed their help in relaunching the national film industry. This book explores the many conflicts that arose in Italy between 1945 and 1953 over stars and stardom, offering intimate studies of the careers of both well-known and less familiar figures, shedding new light on the close relationship forged between cinema and society during a time of political transition and shifting national identities.
Download or read book The Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors written by David Quinlan and published by B T Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide to over 850 character actors and actresses. The people covered include John le Mesurier, Irene Handl, Dora Bryan and Sam Kydd from the British studios, and Elisha Cook, Iris Adrian, Hattie McDaniel and Irving Bacon from Hollywood. There is a photograph to accompany every entry in the book. After a short account of each actor's career and characteristics, all their known film credits are given, including many fleeting appearances never previously recorded, plus shorts and TV movies.
Download or read book American Film Comedy written by Scott Siegel and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A to Z guide to film comedies. Illus.
Download or read book Guide to Reference Books written by Robert Balay and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 1996 with total page 2056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an annotated bibliography of general and subject reference books covering the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, history, science, technology, and medicine.
