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Joan Davis

America's Queen of Film, Radio and Television Comedy

by David C. Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014

The Emmy–nominated star of the classic 1950s sitcom I Married Joan, Joan Davis (1912–1961) was also radio’s highest paid comedienne in the 1940s—and she displayed her unique brand of knockabout comedy in more than forty films. This book provides a complete account of her career, including...
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Voyage of The Slave Ship

J.M.W. Turner's Masterpiece in Historical Context

by Stephen J. May
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014

Set against the backdrop of the Atlantic slave trade, this book traces the development, exhibition and final disposition of one of J.M.W. Turner’s greatest and most memorable paintings. Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) in Great Britain produced unprecedented wealth and luxury. For artists...
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Nitrate Won't Wait

A History of Film Preservation in the United States

by Anthony Slide
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013

This study looks at the preservation process: newsreel, television, and color preservation; the often controversial issue of colorization; and commercial film archives. It provides detailed histories of the major players in the preservation battle including the International Museum of Photography...
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Richard Wright

A Documented Chronology, 1908-1960

by Toru Kiuchi, Yoshinobu Hakutani
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2013

In this minutely detailed, comprehensive chronology, Toru Kiuchi and Yoshinobu Hakutani document the life in letters of the greatest African American writer of the twentieth century. The author of Black Boy and Native Son, among other works, Wright wrote unflinchingly about the black experience in...
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Voices in the Dark

Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors

by Paul Kane, Marie O’Regan
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014

Covering a range from supernatural fiction to dark fantasy to graphic horror, these 25 interviewees discuss the creative challenges, expectations and conventions of the horror genre. These authors, directors and actors working in the horror genre include Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, James Herbert, Joe...
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Hermann Goring and the Nazi Art Collection

The Looting of Europe's Art Treasures and Their Dispersal After World War II

by Kenneth D. Alford
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014

During World War II, the Nazis plundered from occupied countries millions of items of incalculable value estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Spearheaded by Hermann Göring the looting program quickly created the largest private art collection in the world, exceeding the collections amassed...
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Lupe Velez

The Life and Career of Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire"

by Michelle Vogel
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012

Here is the first extensive, full-length biography and career record on the life and work of Mexican whirlwind Lupe Vélez (1908–1944). Over the years many crude myths have surfaced about Vélez, the most notorious that she “died with her head in the toilet.” This biography not only studies...
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The Fixers

Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine

by E.J. Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015

Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling are virtually unknown outside of Hollywood and little-remembered even there, but as General Manager and Head of Publicity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, they lorded over all the stars in Hollywood’s golden age from the 1920s through the 1940s—including legends...
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Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman

Essays on the Comics, Poetry and Prose

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Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2012

This collection of new essays looks carefully at the broad spectrum of Neil Gaiman’s work and how he interacts with feminism. Sixteen diverse essays from Gaiman scholars examine highlights from Gaiman’s graphic novels, short stories, novels, poems and screenplays, and confront the difficult issues...
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Superheroines and the Epic Journey

Mythic Themes in Comics, Film and Television

by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017

The heroine’s journey echoes throughout ancient legend. Each young woman combats her dark side and emerges stronger. This quest is also a staple of American comic books. Wonder Woman with semi-divine powers gives us a new female-centered creation story. Batgirl, Batwoman and Black Widow discover...
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CLAMP in Context

A Critical Study of the Manga and Anime

by Dani Cavallaro
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012

Since its debut manga RG Veda, CLAMP has steadily asserted itself as one of the most widely renowned teams of manga artists, leaving a durable imprint in every established genre while also devising novel formulas along the way. Endowed not only with stylistic distinctiveness but also comprehensive...
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Arrow and Superhero Television

Essays on Themes and Characters of the Series

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Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017

This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network’s hit television series Arrow—based on DC Comic’s Green Arrow—and its spin-offs The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic book adaptations have been big business for film studios since Superman (1978) and in recent years...
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The Horror Comics

Fiends, Freaks and Fantastic Creatures, 1940s-1980s

by William Schoell
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014

From the Golden Age of the 1940s, through the Silver Age of the ’60s, up until the early ’80s—the end of the Bronze Age. Included are the earliest series, like American Comics Group’s Adventures into the Unknown and Prize Comics’ Frankenstein, and the controversial and gory comics of the...
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Forbidden Animation

Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America

by Karl F. Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Tweety Bird was colored yellow because censors felt the original pink made the bird look nude. Betty Boop’s dress was lengthened so that her garter didn’t show. And in recent years, a segment of Mighty Mouse was dropped after protest groups claimed the mouse was actually sniffing cocaine, not...
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