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book		An autobiography of British cinema as told by the filmmakers and actors who made it / Brian McFarlane ; foreward by Julie Christie London: Methuen, 1997. Call No: 80(41) MCF Author: McFarlane, Brian, 1934 Place: London Publisher: Methuen PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: xvi, 656 p. ; 24 cm Subject: UNITED KINGDOM; DIRECTORS. UK; ACTORS. UK Notes: Bibliography: p. 635-636 ISBN: 041370520X; 041370520X LON: abn96313902; 12689723 More info
Interim book		Journeys of desire : European actors in Hollywood / a critical companion / Alastair Phillips and Ginette Vincendeau (eds) London: British Film Institute, 2006. Call No: 802.27(4) JOU CorpAuthor: BFI Source: UK Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2006 PhysDes: 512 p. ; 25 cm Subject: ACTORS; ACTORS. FRANCE; GLOBALISATION; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SILENT PERIOD; EXTRAS; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; CHEVALIER, MAURICE; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; JEWS AND THE CINEMA. USA; NAZIS IN FILMS; GABIN, JEAN; ACTORS. UK; TYPE CHARACTERS IN FILMS Summary: Journeys of Desire offers for the first time a comprehensive critical guide to European Actors in American film, bringing together 15 overview chapters and a-z entries on over 900 individuals in one accessible and scholarly volume. Since the early days of the US film industry, European actors have consistently been a major force in Hollywood. Screen idols such as Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Antonio Banderas, as well as scores of more modest players, have profoundly shaped ‘American’ cinema. They have also contributed to the propagation of European types and stereotypes such as the ‘Russian’ and Nordic queens played by Garbo and Dietrich, the French Roues popularized by Chevalier, the fiery Latinos depicted by Banderas and the British arch-villain played by Steven Berkoff, Anthony Hopkins and Tim Roth. Films such as Casablanca (1942), Gigi (1958), Green Card (1990) and Vanilla Sky (2001), among many others, would not be the same without them. Contributions from a team of 70 international experts provide ground-breaking case studies of prominent individuals and phenomena associated with the émigrés, such as the retired Russian officers who played crowds in silent films, the stereotyping of European actresses in ‘bad women’ roles, and the ultimate irony of Jewish actors playing Nazis. Individual entries chart the careers and performances of the European actors – from Victoria Abril to Mai Zetterling – who appeared in American movies. [Taken from back cover]. ISBN: 1844571246 More info
book		P.S. I love you : Peter Sellers 1925-1980 / Michael Sellers; with Sarah and Victoria Sellers [London]: Fontana, 1982, c1981. Call No: 81SEL SEL Author: Sellers, Michael Source: [UK] Place: [London] Publisher: Fontana PubDate: 1982, c1981 PhysDes: 238 p., [8] p of plates : ill., facsims, ports ; 18cm Subject: ACTORS. UK; SELLERS, PETER Notes: Firsted published. William Collins, 1981 ISBN: 0006365159 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
book		Peter Sellers : the mask behind the mask / Peter Evans London: New English Library, 1980. Call No: 81SEL EVA Author: Evans, Peter Source: UK Place: London Publisher: New English Library PubDate: 1980 PhysDes: 256 p., [16] p. of plates : ports ; 18 cm Subject: ACTORS. UK; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; BOULTING, ROY; CHAPLIN, CHARLES; MILLIGAN, SPIKE; O'TOOLE, PETER; PARRISH, ROBERT; SELLERS, PETER; WILDER, BILLY; MANKOWITZ, WOLF; BEING THERE (US, Hal Ashby, 1979); CASINO ROYALE (UK, John Huston & Ken Hughes & Val Guest & Robert Parrish & Joseph McGrath, 1967); GOON SHOW, THE [TV] (UK, 1968); I'M ALL RIGHT JACK (UK, John Boulting, 1959); LADYKILLERS, THE (UK, Alexander MacKendrick, 1955); WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT (US, Clive Donner, 1965); THERE'S A GIRL IN MY SOUP (UK, Roy Boulting, 1970) Notes: Filmography: p248-250. Includes index. ISBN: 0450050483 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
Interim book		Reframing British cinema : 1918-1928 between restaint and passion / Christine Gledhill London: bfi Publishing, 2003. Call No: 71(41) GLE Author: Gledhill, Christine CorpAuthor: British Film Institute Source: UK Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2003 PhysDes: 214 p. ; 24 cm Subject: UNITED KINGDOM; GENDER AND THE CINEMA. UK; CULTURE AND THE CINEMA. UK; THEATRE AND THE CINEMA. UK; STARS; STAR SYSTEM. UK; ACTORS. UK Summary: Early British cinema examined in the context of British cultural traditions (pictorialism, theatricality and storytelling) as distinct from American or European perspectives. Examines the illuminating role cinema plays in the understanding of British culture, class and gender identity and social change. Notes: Includes filmography, bibliography and index. ISBN: 0 85170 889 7 More info
book		TV Babylon / Paul Donnelley London: Vista, 1997. Call No: 461.7 DON Author: Donnelley, Paul Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Vista PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: 255 p. ; 19 cm Subject: STARS; ACTORS. UK ISBN: 0575601671 More info

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