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Hardback. A comprehensive study of Jolson's career and touring data, providing extensive information on each of the performances. Bibliography. Num Pages: 808 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2183.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826335
- ISBN
- 9780810826335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.92
€ 232.92
Hardback. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 545 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826830
- ISBN
- 9780810826830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.34
€ 170.34
Hardback. Paul Macnamara was managing editor of Cosmopolitan, a publicist, a writer, and a television producer. Between 1945 and 1949 he was director of advertising and publicity for legendary film producer David O. Selznick. His reminiscences include the making of a number of Selznick features, such as Duel in the Sun and Portrait of Jennie. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826946
- ISBN
- 9780810826946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54
€ 106.54
Hardback. Theatre and film director Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) is known chiefly as a major technical innovator and stylist. Spergel introduces previously undisclosed personal documents about Mamoulian that necessitate a re-examination of Mamoulian's own statements about his life. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810827219
- ISBN
- 9780810827219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.35
€ 125.35
Hardback. Radie Britain (1899-1994) was a famous twentieth-century composer whose orchestral compositions have been performed by leading orchestras around the world and one composition, 'A String Quartet,' was performed at the White House. Includes a chronology of events and awards and a chronological list of her works. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 444 pages, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810827332
- ISBN
- 9780810827332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.74
€ 200.74
Hardback. This first biography of Rudolph Ganz provides a balanced appraisal of his music and its effect on the western tradition. Illustrated. Extensive endnotes and appendixes. Num Pages: 211 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828834
- ISBN
- 9780810828834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
Hardback. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 474 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810829510
- ISBN
- 9780810829510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.32
€ 181.32
Hardback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830448
- ISBN
- 9780810830448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.16
€ 142.16
Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831308
- ISBN
- 9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.63
€ 179.63
hardcover. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832770
- ISBN
- 9780810832770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.67
€ 90.67
Hardback. Details the life of Charley Chase-a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 80 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833777
- ISBN
- 9780810833777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.50
€ 120.50
hardcover. Simosko details the life and music of Serge Chaloff in an engaging style, from his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts, through his untimely death in 1957. He also provides a discography of Chaloff's recorded output, much of which has been made available by the 1993 Mosaic Records release of The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833968
- ISBN
- 9780810833968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.38
€ 118.38
Paperback. A critical examination of John Wayne, the person, the actor, the film star, the political figure, and the mythic legend. It describes Wayne's film work in terms of his life, and his life in terms of movies. The text also views the cultural significance of "the phenomenon of John Wayne". Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835313
- ISBN
- 9780810835313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.38
€ 70.38
Hardback. Examines the lives and careers of twelve entertainers whose comedic styles were distinctly eccentric: Milton Berle, Ed Brendel, Bobby Clark, Phyllis Diller, the Duncan Sisters, Edward Everett Horton, Alice Howell, Franklin Pangborn, Old Mother Riley, Margaret Rutherford, Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle, and Ernest Thesiger. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835344
- ISBN
- 9780810835344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.48
€ 106.48
Hardback. Lists those who worked behind the cameras from the beginning of the film industry to the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835467
- ISBN
- 9780810835467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.75
€ 125.75
Hardback. A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world. Num Pages: 636 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APB; APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835474
- ISBN
- 9780810835474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.43
€ 270.43
Hardback. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers-Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers-the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 784 pages, 57 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 50. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835702
- ISBN
- 9780810835702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.70
€ 245.70
Hardback. Maurice Rapf knows movies and the movie business as an insider, from first-hand experience, not from books. His autobiography is the story of one person's interaction with an evolving Hollywood. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835832
- ISBN
- 9780810835832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.02
€ 87.02
The Word Made Flesh. Catholicism and Conflict in the Films of Martin S...
Bliss, Michael. Ed(S): Slide, Anthony
Paperback. An expanded and updated study of the thematic concerns and the underlying humanism and morality in Scorsese's films. Contains individual chapters on fifteen Scorsese films, the most complete Scorsese filmography available, and a host of illustrations. Editor(s): Slide, Anthony. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 16 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835894
- ISBN
- 9780810835894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.23
€ 90.23
Hardback. An entertaining and unpretentious chronicle of a life in American popular music, recounted with wit and honesty. Bennett evokes a bygone era when 'territory' and 'name' bands-each with its own 'girl singer'-crisscrossed the country. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837140
- ISBN
- 9780810837140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.64
€ 95.64