Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as The Vamp--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been biographies, documentaries and other works that have brought the silent fi...Daugiau...
The Ritz Brothers were a popular comedy trio in vaudeville, nightclubs, movies and television for more than four decades. Today largely overlooked among the classic comedy pantheon, they have been acknowledged as inspirations by such comics as Mel B...Daugiau...
Some modern-day stars also began their careers on Broadway before appearing in films. This book details the careers of 300 performers who went from stage to screen in all genres of film. A few made only a single movie, others hundreds. Each entry in...Daugiau...
Each entry includes brief biographical and career data for the performer, with birthplace and year of birth and death. An overview of commercially published books and articles about or written by the performer is given next. The entry then provides a...Daugiau...
The headline of the Variety extra on October 27, 1926, proclaimed Vitaphone1 Thrills L.A.! Vitaphone, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. formed in association with Western Electric, was one of the major producers of talkies, even though its sound-on-disc...Daugiau...
In 1922, an early association of film publicists known as the Western Associated Motion Picture Advertisers (Wampas) hit upon a strategy to call attention to their organization and their industry. The group selected 13 young actresses with potential...Daugiau...
Garbo talked, Gilbert self-destructed and Chaplin refused--thats about all many people know about silent film actors who faced the transition into talking pictures. Yes, Greta Garbos talkie debut was successful, John Gilberts was disastrous, and C...Daugiau...
This book discusses hundreds of musical groups which appeared in at least one film between 1929 and 1970. Most entries include a brief description of the musical group, a list of the main singers or performers, and when available, a list of the song...Daugiau...
Ši knyga nebeleidžiama, tačiau mes Jums pranešime naudoto egzemplioriaus kainą
A catalogue of Vitaphone films, covering both shorts and features. The first section lists films by release number, and presents details such as release dates, genres and cast members. The section on performers covers only those who appeared in shor...Daugiau...
Ši knyga nebeleidžiama, tačiau mes Jums pranešime naudoto egzemplioriaus kainą
From 1822 to 1934, almost 150 young actresses were honored as Wampas Baby Stars (baby meaning junior) by the Western Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, an early association of film publicists. Each year, WAMPA would select at most thirteen yo...Daugiau...
Ši knyga nebeleidžiama, tačiau mes Jums pranešime naudoto egzemplioriaus kainą
Entries in this encyclopedia are brief sketches of the film careers of actors and actresses who were able to make the transition from stars of the silent screen to the talkies. Included with every entry are short reviews of the talking pictures tha...Daugiau...
