Entertainers in British Films: A Century of Showbiz in the Cinema
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AlbakiReads Editorial A reference map of British screen entertainment
A reference map of British screen entertainment
Covering British cinema from the medium’s earliest years through the book’s present, this reference work catalogs more than 2,000 performers whose work crossed into film. Entries identify each entertainer’s specialty, arrange film appearances chronologically, and note songs performed, played, or danced on screen. The scope extends beyond feature films to short subjects, recurring cinemagazine series, and newsreel appearances—materials that can be harder to trace in standard filmographies. Comedians, music-hall figures, singers, radio personalities, dancers, musicians, acrobats, and pop acts appear together, making the volume a practical tool for following how varieties of live and popular entertainment were recorded by British film.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Researchers tracing British performers’ screen credits
- Film-reference users interested in shorts, newsreels, and cinemagazines
- Students of British popular entertainment and music hall
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British film historyPerformance historyFilmographiesMusic hall and popular entertainmentShort films and newsreels
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Book Overview Representing the first attempt to compile a complete catalog of the entertainers who appeared on film in Great Britain from the invention...
Representing the first attempt to compile a complete catalog of the entertainers who appeared on film in Great Britain from the invention of the cinema in the mid-1890s to the present, this innovative book covers more than 2,000 entertainers. Each entry gives the entertainer's specialty, a chronological listing of his/her films, and the titles of the songs sung, played, or danced to. Uniquely, the catalog lists appearances in shorts and especially series of shorts, such as Ace Cinemagazine, Eve's Film Review, and Pathe Pictorial, as well as other prewar series of cinemags. Newsreel performances are also included.
Attempting to compile the first complete catalog of the entertainers who appeared on film in Great Britain from the invention of cinema in the mid-1890s to the present, this innovative reference book covers more than 2,000 entertainers including: comedians, singers, musicians, impressionists, dancers and dance bands, contortionists, acrobats, pop groups and pop stars, and more. Listed here are the complete filmographies for bygone entertainers such as Max Miller, and Tommy Trinder; music-hall artists, including Marie Lloyd and Harry Champion; radio stars such as Richard Murdoch and Norman Long; crooners from Al Bowlly to Donald Peers; and a supporting cast of many more.
Each entry gives the entertainer's speciality, a chronological listing of his/her films, and the titles of the songs sung, played, or danced to. Uniquely, the catalog lists appearances in shorts, especially series of shorts, such as Ace Cinemagazine, Eve's Film Review, and Pathe Pictorial, as well as other prewar series of cinemags. Newsreel performances are also included. Based on more than 30 years research by the man dubbed custodian of the nation's nostalgia (The Sunday Times, London), this is a unique and comprehensive guide for all researchers concerned with the history of British film.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 340 | Language: English | Publisher: GREENWOOD PUB GROUP | ISBN: 0313307202
FormatHardcover
Pages340
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0313307202
EAN9780313307201
PublisherGREENWOOD PUB GROUP
Publication Date1998-06-10
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.42 Pounds
Length9.54 Inches
Width6.38 Inches
Height0.97 Inches
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