Overview :Judy Garland was an entertainment icon whose performances on stage, screen and television had a tremendous impact across decades and media. ... Read More
Overview :Elvis Presley's stature as the "King of Rock and Roll" will never be challenged. Between his first RCA hit single in 1956--the number-one sm... Read More
Overview :For ten years Jack Nicholson toiled in low-budget films and guest spots in such television shows as Dr. Kildare and The Andy Griffith Show b... Read More
Overview :While the western was a staple of cinema for many decades, the form began to fade as its greatest star, John Wayne, made fewer films of dist... Read More
Overview :The Charlie Chan film series from 1931-1949 went through three lead actors and two studios over 44 films while still maintaining consistent ... Read More
Overview :W.C. Fields was at the top among comedians during Hollywood's Golden Era of the 1930s and 1940s and has since remained a comic icon. Despite... Read More
Overview :Charley Chase began his film career in early 1913 working as a comedian, writer, and director at the Al Christie studios under his real name... Read More
Overview :William Beaudine is one of the most misrepresented directors in film history. Inaccurately called "One-Shot" due to false claims that he hur... Read More
Overview :George Raft's career trajectory is quite fascinating, from the stirring image of a gangster coldly flipping a coin in Scarfaceto achieving s... Read More
Overview :Bob Hope got his start in show business when he was in his twenties, remained active past the age of 90, and lived to be 100. His longevity ... Read More
Overview :The Charlie Chan film series from 1931-1949 went through three lead actors and two studios over 44 films while still maintaining consistent ... Read More
Overview :John Garfield was, and remains, one of the most impactful actors of 20th century American cinema. A towering influence on so many screen per... Read More
Overview :This is a film-by-film study of the Laurel and Hardy films, from the silent era into the 1950s. Laurel and Hardy successfully transitioned f... Read More
Overview :John Garfield was, and remains, one of the most impactful actors of 20th century American cinema. A towering influence on so many screen per... Read More
Overview :Bruce Willis first came to America's notice as a TV star on ABC's Moonlighting, playing a cocksure private eye known for his ever-present sm... Read More
Overview :One of the powerful icons of 1930s Hollywood film, Jean Harlow died a tragically early death in 1937 at age 26. During her brief career, she... Read More
Overview :Joe E. Brown was the most popular movie comedian in the 1930s, his films being bigger moneymakers than those featuring Laurel and Hardy, W.C... Read More
Overview :John Wayne is a true cinema icon, but the B-westerns he made after The Big Trail and before Stagecoach are often overlooked. This book focus... Read More
Overview :Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were solo performers in vaudeville and on Broadway when Florenz Ziegfeld teamed them up for his stage musica... Read More
Overview :Joe E. Brown was the most popular movie comedian in the 1930s, his films being bigger moneymakers than those featuring Laurel and Hardy, W.C... Read More