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Call No: 45:93 OCO
Author: O'Connor, John E
Source: US
Place: New York
Publisher: Ungar
PubDate: c1983
PhysDes: xliii, 420 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Series: Ungar film library
Subject: HISTORY AND TV.USA; ALLEN, ROBERT; AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1951-53); ETHNIC GROUPS AND TV; BRIAN'S SONG (US, Buzz Kulik, 1971); BUSH [GEORGE SNR.] ON TV; COLD WAR ON TV; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. USA; COMMERCIALS.TV.USA; KENNEDY FAMILY ON TV; MARTY (US, Delbert Mann, 1954); MILTON BERLE SHOW, THE (US, 1954-56); NEWS PROGRAMMES.USA; NIXON [RICHARD M.] ON TV; POLITICAL PERSONALITIES ON TV.USA; POLITICS AND TV. USA; ROOTS [TV] (US, 1977); SEE IT NOW [TV] (US, 1951-58); SOAP OPERAS. USA; YOU ARE THERE [TV] (US, Sydney Lumet, 1953-55)
Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 395-405
ISBN: 0804426686 : $13.50; 0804466211 (pbk.) : $7.95
LON: 2795583

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1951-53)

Call No: 802(73) MOO
Author: Moon, Spencer
Source: US
Place: Westport, Conn
Publisher: Greenwood Press
PubDate: 1997
PhysDes: xvi, 396 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm
Subject: PRODUCERS. USA; ALEXANDER, WILLIAM; BOURNE, ST. CLAIR; BURNETT, CHARLES; CHENZIRA, AYOKA; DASH, JULIE; DUKE, BILL; FANAKA, JAMAA; FRANKLIN, CARL; GREAVES, WILLIAM; HAMPTON, HENRY; HUDLIN, REGINALD; HUDLIN, WARRINGTON; JACKSON, GEORGE; LEE, SPIKE; MICHEAUX, OSCAR; PARKERSON, MICHELLE; PARKS, GORDON; RIGGS, MARLON; ROBERTSON, HUGH A.; SINGLETON, JOHN; TOWNSEND, ROBERT; WARREN, MARK; WAYANS, KEENEN IVORY; WAYANS, MARLON; WAYANS, SHAWN; WILLIAMS, SPENCER; ALMA'S RAINBOW (US, Ayoka Chenzira, 1994); AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK (US, Mike Newell, 1987); AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1951-53); BEAT STREET (US, Stan Lathan, 1984); BETTER OFF DEAD (US, Savage Steve Holland, 1985); BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS (US, Billy Woodberry, 1984); BRIDE PRICE (KE, Shatrujit Paul, 1991); CARBON COPY (US, Michael Schultz, 1981); CEMETERY CLUB, THE (US, Bill Duke, 1993); CHILD SAVER, THE [TV] (US, Stan Lathan, 1988); P.O.V : COLOR ADJUSTMENT (US, Marlon Riggs, 1992); CROOKLYN (US, Spike Lee, 1994); DEEP COVER (US, Bill Duke, 1992); DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (US, Carl Franklin, 1995); DISORDERLIES (US, Michael Schultz, 1987); DO THE RIGHT THING (US, Spike Lee, 1989); RAW (US, Robert Townsend, 1987); EYES ON THE PRIZE [TV] (US, 1987-1990); [FIVE] 5 HEARTBEATS, THE (US, Robert Townsend, 1991); GLASS SHIELD, THE (US, Charles Burnett, 1994); GREASED LIGHTNING (US, Michael Schultz, 1977); HIGHER LEARNING (US, John Singleton, 1994); HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (US, Robert Townsend, 1987); INKWELL, THE (US, Matty Rich, 1994); JASON'S LYRIC (US, Doug McHenry, 1994); KILLING FLOOR, THE (US, Bill Duke, 1985); KRUSH GROOVE (US, Michael Schultz, 1985); LAUREL AVENUE (US, Carl Franklin, 1993); MENACE II SOCIETY (US, Allen Hughes & Albert Hughes, 1993); OBEAH (US, Hugh A. Robertson, 1986); PANTHER (US, Mario Van Peebles, 1995); PENITENTIARY II (US, Jamaa Fanaka, 1982); POETIC JUSTICE (US, John Singleton, 1993); QUESTION OF COLOR, A (US, Kathe Sandler, 1993 [1992]); RAISIN IN THE SUN, A (US, Daniel Petrie, 1961); SCAVENGER HUNT (US, Michael Schultz, 1979); SHAFT (US, Gordon Parks Jr., 1971); TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (US, Charles Burnett, 1990); STILL A BROTHER: INSIDE THE NEGRO MIDDLE CLASS (US, William Greaves, 1968); STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN (US, Matty Rich, 1991); VEILED ARISTOCRATS (US, Oscar Micheaux, 1932); WHICH WAY IS UP? (US, Michael Schultz, 1977); WITHIN OUR GATES (US, Oscar Micheaux, 1919)
Summary: This is the first book by an African American on contemporary African American filmmakers. Here directors and producers speak for themselves, posing challenges to current thinking in the field. Special emphasis is given to the filmmakers production and their experiences. Essays on historic figures reveal the rich history of the African American contribution to cinema.
Notes: Includes filmographies, bibliographical references (p. [385] - 386) and index
ISBN: 0313298300
Contents: Foreward: Ninety-plus years of filmmaking/George Hill- William Alexander-Madeline Anderson-Neema Barnette- St Clair Bourne - Charles Burnette - Roy Campanella II - Ayoka Chenzira - Francee Covington - Julie Dash - Ivan Dixon - Bill Duke - Jamaa Fanaka - Carl Franklin - Wendell Franklin - William Greaves - Henry Hampton - Hobart Whitaker Harris - Wendell Burks Harris Jr - Reginald and Warrington Hudlin - Albert and Allen Hughes - George Jackson and Doug McHenry - Ashley James - Avon Kirkland - Stan Lathan - Spike Lee -Louis Massiah - Oscar Devereaux Micheaux - Floyd Norman and Leo Sullivan - Michelle Parkerson - Gordon Alexander Parks Sr - Matty Rich - Marlon Riggs - Hugh Robertson - Michael Schultz - Jackie Shearer - John Singleton - Arlando C. Smith - Robert Townsend - Mario Van Peebles - Melvin Van Peebles - Mark Warren III - The Wayans Family: Keenan Ivory, Damon, Shawn and Marlon - Spencer William Jr - Allen Willis