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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre... 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 :When Charlie Chaplin left Keystone Studios for more money and greater creative control at Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, he added more ... 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 :Frank Sinatra is an iconic figure in music, but his film career is often overlooked. Sinatra had innate talent as an actor as proven in many... Read More