Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema

Informationen zum Autor By S. Torriano Berry and Venise T. Berry Klappentext Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema includes everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films, brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx can be found in this reference. Through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, black-&-white photos, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, film credits, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history. Zusammenfassung Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema includes everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films! brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier! James Earl Jones! Halle Berry! Eddie Murphy! Whoopi Goldberg! Denzel Washington! and Jamie Foxx can be found in this reference. Through a chronology! a list of acronyms and abbreviations! an introductory essay! a bibliography! appendixes! black-&-white photos! and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors! actresses! movies! producers! organizations! awards! film credits! and terminology! this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history.

Product details

• Authors: S Torriano Berry, S. Torriano Berry, S. Torriano/ Berry Berry, Torriano S. Berry, Venise T Berry, Venise T. Berry
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2007
• EAN: 9780810855458
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-5545-8
• No. of pages: 394
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts; Historical Dictionaries of Lit; Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts; Historical Dictionaries of Lit
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet