Böcker i Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts-serien

The bio-bibliography of one of America's most loved actors, spanning six decades of his career. Following a biographical section, it features listings of his credits for stage, screen, radio and television, as well as his own writings.

Still a highly visible figure, she has long been known for social activism and her support of people victimized by poverty and political misfortune. Through a concise biography and extensive annotated entries, this volume is a comprehensive guide to Joan Baez's tremendous contribution to music and to American social history.

television programs, The Twilight Zone, The Wild, Wild West, and Bewitched; radio shows The March of Time, The Shadow, and Sorry, Wrong Number;

This reference summarizes and overviews the life and career of Katharine Cornell, one of the foremost actresses of the American stage from 1920 to 1960. An extensive bibliography of books, journals, newspaper articles, and reviews provides a list of additional information about Cornell's life and career.

Just to say the name Vivien Leigh invokes two quick images to anyone familiar with motion pictures--Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois.

Tallulah Bankhead was an actress whose talents were greatly overshadowed by her antics.

He wrote books and won numerous awards, and his nightclub and convention appearances did not stop until shortly before his death. Through a thoughtful biography and detailed entries, this book serves as a comprehensive reference to the careers of Burns and Allen together and individually.

This book contains a biography of one of the screen's most loved actresses whose career has spanned five decades.

Eddie Cantor became one of the greatest entertainers of Depression-era America. This volume begins with a biography that discusses his upbringing and rise to stardom, and features a chronology which highlights his achievements.

She wrote widely-read newspaper columns in which she pioneered an optimistic philosophy of self-help, and she used her numerous connections to champion the causes that she held dear. Carefully researched, this reference book is a comprehensive and thoroughly documented guide to Lillian Russell's life and career.

This book provides full production information, plot synopses, review excerpts, and critical commentary for Dean's roles in Fixed Bayonets (1951), Sailor Beware (1951), Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952), East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956).

This book tells the story of her fascinating career and provides full information for her many performances. A short biography of Fontaine begins the book and overviews the rivalry between Fontaine and her sister, her disappointing marriages, her illnesses, and her productive and rewarding career as an entertainer.

Appearing in about 60 films and dozens of stage and radio productions, John Barrymore (1882-1942) was arguably the most idolized performing arts figure of his generation.

Film and theatre director Tony Richardson's death in 1991, the publication of his memoirs in 1993, and the posthumous release of his final movie, Blue Sky in 1994 have resulted in the beginning of a critical reevaluation of Richardson's career.

Patty Duke is one of the few former child actors who has survived the transition from child to adolescent to adult and gone on to greater fame and success in her adult years.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for three films in 1927-28, Seventh Heaven, Sunrise, and Street Angel, Janet Gaynor may be better known for her roles as the endearing orphan, Judy Abbott, in Daddy Long Legs (1931) and the small town girl-turned actress, Esther Blodgett, in A Star Is Born (1937).

His innovations as a choreographer, dance director, and creator of musical sequences forever changed the presentation of dance on film.

The remarkable career of one of America's most talented and best loved musical comedy stars is here documented in all its shining facets: stage, screen, broadcasting, and recordings.

This new book contains the most comprehensive bibliography of Ethel Merman's work and materials written on this great American entertainer.

Lauren Bacall's life has been widely covered by the media ever since her screen debut in To Have and Have Not with Humphrey Bogart in 1944.

Memorable Broadway roles are illustrated with scenes from Streetcar, The Fourposter (with Hume Cronyn, 1951), Five Finger Exercise (1959), A Delicate Balance (with Cronyn, 1966), The Gin Game (1977), Rose (1981), and Foxfire (with Cronyn, 1982).

The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances. Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career.

Though starring in only some twenty films and two engagements on Broadway, Audrey Hepburn earned her reputation through the quality of her work rather than the quantity of her performances.

A reference guide to Richard Burton's international career, including his performances in 28 professional stage productions, 60 films and many performances for television, radio and recordings. Included are details of his seven Academy Award nominations and his life off-stage with Elizabeth Taylor.

As with her film career, her broadcasting work was diverse, including appearances in dramas, comedies, talk shows, variety revues, and game shows. The book also includes information about recordings of Sheridan's songs, the various awards and honors that she won, and magazine covers on which she appeared.

Bing Crosby recorded nearly 2,000 songs, appeared in more than 100 films, starred in radio shows for nearly 30 years, and remained a hit on television for 25 years.

Eleanor Powell began her notable career at age 12, with an appearance at a supper show at an Atlantic City hotel. This book details her life and career. A concise biography overviews the principal events in the life and work of Eleanor Powell.

Miss Faris provides a detailed record of Ginger Roger's life and career, painting a picture of her as one of the most versatile performers in the United States. The volume begins with a short biography of Ginger Rogers, along with a succinct chronology of the major events in her life and career.

Rock Hudson rose to stardom as the virile hero of adventure films, and he then gained a flurry of female fans by starring in melodramas, like Magnificent Obsession. He also had a successful stage and television career. This book charts Rock Hudson's rise as a celebrity until his death from AIDS.

From the early days of his stage career in the decades before World War I through his unparalleled comeback after World War II, Al Jolson was billed as The World's Greatest Entertainer. Appendices list stage shows based on Jolson's life, along with newsreels, cartoons, awards, and endorsements related to his career.