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- ISBN
- 081312249X
- EAN
- 9780813122496
- Binding
- TC
- Item Height
- 1.23
- Book Title
- Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographica
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Silent Players : a Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Item Width
- 7in
- Item Weight
- 40.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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From his unique perspective of friendship with many of the actors and actresses about whom he writes, silent film historian Anthony Slide creates vivid portraits of the careers and often eccentric lives of 100 players from the American silent film industry. He profiles the era's shining stars such as Lillian Gish and Blanche Sweet; leading men including William Bakewell and Robert Harron; gifted leading ladies such as Laura La Plante and Alice Terry; ing nues like Mary Astor and Mary Brian; and even Hollywood's most famous extra, Bess Flowers. Although each original essay is accompanied by significant documentation and an extensive bibliography, Silent Players is not simply a reference book or encyclopedic recitation of facts culled from the pages of fan magazines and trade periodicals. It contains a series of insightful portraits of the characters who symbolize an original and pioneering era in motion history and explores their unique talents and extraordinary private lives. Slide offers a potentially revisionist view of many of the stars he profiles, repudiating the status of some and restoring to fame others who have slipped from view. He personally interviewed many of his subjects and knew several of them intimately, putting him in a distinctive position to tell their true stories.|9780813122496|
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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
081312249x
ISBN-13
9780813122496
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038802975
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Silent Players : a Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
40.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1998.2.S547 2002
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"A fascinating, entertaining, and occasionally poignant work that invites the reader into the fabulous work of art, industry, and experimentation that was Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s." -- Library Journal, "One writer who possesses the special insight necessary to any intelligent discussion of the silent movie is Slide.-- Films in Review" -- Films in Review, "One writer who possesses the special insight necessary to any intelligent discussion of the silent movie is Slide." -- Films in Review, "Slide uses the lives of 100 stars to capture some of the diverse and creative charm of the period before sound was introduced to movies." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "Slide's approach, focusing on talented and vibrant personalities, differentiates this work from others chronicling the silent film era.-- American Reference Book Annual" -- American Reference Book Annual, "Most cinemabilia collectors concentrate on films and personalities from the 1930's on, but there are other, more serious students of cinema interested in the earlier silent period, and they will welcome film historian Anthony Slide's Silent Players.-- Massillon (OH) Independent, Hartford (CT) Courant" -- Massillon (OH) Independent, Hartford (CT) Courant, "Slide uses the lives of 100 stars to capture some of the diverse and creative charm of the period before sound was introduced to movies.-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, A fascinating, entertaining, and occasionally poignant work that invites the reader into the fabulous work of art, industry, and experimentation that was Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s., Slide profiles 100 silent film stars--57 of whom he knew personally--including such well-known names as Mary Astor, Lillian Gish, and Harold Lloyd., "If you love learning about the movies, you'll truly enjoy a classic in its own right.-- WTBF Radio" -- WTBF Radio, "If you love learning about the movies, you'll truly enjoy a classic in its own right." -- WTBF Radio, "Most cinemabilia collectors concentrate on films and personalities from the 1930's on, but there are other, more serious students of cinema interested in the earlier silent period, and they will welcome film historian Anthony Slide's Silent Players." -- Massillon (OH) Independent, Hartford (CT) Courant, "Slide sets the standard for film research that other writers can study and emulate." -- Daily Variety, "A fascinating, entertaining, and occasionally poignant work that invites the reader into the fabulous work of art, industry, and experimentation that was Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s.-- Library Journal" -- Library Journal, "Slide sets the standard for film research that other writers can study and emulate.-- Daily Variety" -- Daily Variety, Slide uses the lives of 100 stars to capture some of the diverse and creative charm of the period before sound was introduced to movies., Slide's approach, focusing on talented and vibrant personalities, differentiates this work from others chronicling the silent film era., "Slide profiles 100 silent film stars -- 57 of whom he knew personally -- including such well-known names as Mary Astor, Lillian Gish, and Harold Lloyd.-- Los Angeles Times" -- Los Angeles Times, "His frank observations about the personalities of these actors, along with their recollections of silent filmmaking, creates a kind of meta-portrait of celebrity itself -- its grandeur and its foolishness.-- American Cinematographer" -- American Cinematographer, "Slide's approach, focusing on talented and vibrant personalities, differentiates this work from others chronicling the silent film era." -- American Reference Book Annual, "Slide profiles 100 silent film stars -- 57 of whom he knew personally -- including such well-known names as Mary Astor, Lillian Gish, and Harold Lloyd." -- Los Angeles Times, One writer who possesses the special insight necessary to any intelligent discussion of the silent movie is Slide., His frank observations about the personalities of these actors, along with their recollections of silent filmmaking, creates a kind of meta-portrait of celebrity itself--its grandeur and its foolishness., Most cinemabilia collectors concentrate on films and personalities from the 1930's on, but there are other, more serious students of cinema interested in the earlier silent period, and they will welcome film historian Anthony Slide's Silent Players., "His frank observations about the personalities of these actors, along with their recollections of silent filmmaking, creates a kind of meta-portrait of celebrity itself -- its grandeur and its foolishness." -- American Cinematographer
Copyright Date
2002
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
Lccn
2001-007529
Dewey Decimal
791.43/028/0922 B
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Performing Arts
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