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on page two: Actors G thru L • on page three: Actors M thru R
on page four: Actors S thru Z • Animal Actors • Hollywood Collection videos

Actors & Movie Stars of Today Pages

	"The Fox Girls: Starring 15 Beautiful Vixens and One Adorable Cub" [1971] by James Robert Parish, with 850 b&w photographs featuring Theda Bara, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Alice Faye, Janet Gaynor, Betty Grable, June Haver, skater Sonja Henie, Carmen Miranda, Marilyn Monroe, Sheree North, Shirley Temple {the 'cub'}, Gene Tierney, Raquel Welch & Loretta Young Arlington House hardcover [1972] out of print/used Arlington House hardcover [1971] out of print/many used
	"Hollywood Glamor Portraits: 145 Photos of Stars, 1926-1949" [1976] Edited by John Kobal Dover Publns 11¼x8½ pb [7/76] for $11.06
	"Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors" [1985] by David Quinlan covers over 1,100 individuals, with a portrait to accompany every entry Trafalgar Square 10¼x7¾ hardcover [2/96] out of print/used
	"Stars of The Silents" [1987] by Edward Wagenknecht Scarecrow/Rowman & Littlefield 8¾x5½ hardcover [6/87] for $37.95
	"Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies & Filmographies of The Obscure To The Well Known" [1991] by George A. Katchmer, Foreword by Samuel K. Rubin McFarland & Co. pb [2/2012] for $75.00 McFarland & Co. 9x6½ hardcover [11/91] out of print/scarce
	"Classic Movie Comedians" [1992] by Neil Sinyard Smithmark Publrs 12½x9½ hardcover [5/92] out of print/many used Author Sinyard vividly creates a nostalgic mood as he explores the life, times, and films of such screen greats as Chaplin, Keaton, Langdon, Lloyd, Fields, Laurel & Hardy, and The Marx Brothers
	"Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits" [1997] by Mark A. Vieira Harry N. Abrams 12¼x9¼ hardcover [2/97] for $26.37 George Hurrell's official website
	"Stars In Blue: Movie Actors In America's Sea Services" [1997] by James E. Wise & Anne Collier Rehill U.S. Naval Institute Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/97] for $28.45
	"The 100 Greatest Stars of All Time" [1998] from Entertainment Weekly TIME Inc. 10¾x8 pb [1998] out of print/100+ used Time Life Education 11½x8½ hardcover [1998] out of print/100+ used 'coffee table' book, many illustrations; topical section titles are: Top Ten, Leading Men, Sex Goddesses, Tough Guys, Beauties, Everyguys, Artists, Comedians, Ingenues, Action Heroes, Rebels, and Pros {No matter who is chosen or omitted, the public claims the right to be outraged . . . }
	"Silent Stars" [1999] by Jeanine Basinger Wesleyan Univ Press pb [11/2000] for $21.24 Diane Publng hardcover [4/99] for $35.00 Knopf 9x7 hardcover [10/99] out of print/used featured stars include Clara Bow, Lon Chaney, Marion Davies, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, William S. Hart, The Keystone Cops, Tom Mix, Colleen Moore, Pola Negri, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford, Rin-Tin-Tin, Gloria Swanson, Constance & Norma Talmadge, and Rudolph Valentino
	"Stars In The Corps: Movie Actors In The United States Marines" [1999] by James E. Wise & Anne Collier Rehill U.S. Naval Institute Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/99] for $29.95
	"Fame: The Psychology of Stardom" [1999] by Andrew Ewans & Glenn D. Wilson Vision 9x6 pb [6/2001] for $15.95 Frog Ltd. 9¼x6¼ pb [9/99] out of print/used
	"Movie Extra 101: The Shortcut To Stardom" [2000] by Gary Michael Smith Chatgris Press 9x6 pb [9/2000] for $11.66
	"Stars In Khaki: Movie Actors In The Army & The Air Services" [2000] by James E. Wise & Paul Wilderson U.S. Naval Institute Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2000] for $22.76
	"Golden Images: 41 Essays On Silent Film Stars" [2000] by Eve Golden, Foreword by Bob King no other book covers the lives & careers of Harrison Ford {the 1884-1957 one}, May Irwin, Arthur Johnson, Ormer Locklear, Martha Mansfield, Marie Prevost, Wallace Reid, Clarine Seymour & Milton Sills; others also covered elsewhere include Clara Bow, William Haines, the Talmadge Sisters, Rudolph Valentino & Pearl White; plus 27 more McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [12/2000] for $39.95
	"The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies With Filmographies For Each" [2001] by Daniel Bubbeo The lives & careers of fifteen Warner Brothers screen legends: Joan Blondell, Nancy Coleman, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Glenda Farrell, Kay Francis, Ruby Keeler, Andrea King, Priscilla Lane, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith & Jane Wyman McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [10/2001] for $39.95
	"Starlet: First Stage At The Hollywood Dream Factory" [2001] Photographs by Nancy Ellison, Introduction by Paul Theroux Photos taken over the last 25 years of Isabelle Adjani, Anne Archer, Rosanna Arquette, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Beals, Barbara Carrera, Jamie Lee Curtis, Angelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Molly Ringwald, Sharon Stone, and many others. Universe Publng 10½x8½ hardcover [10/2001] out of print/used
	"On Politics and The Art of Acting" [2001] by Arthur Miller Amazon bargain edition 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $4.50 Viking 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $15.00 see also Spirit of America Bookstore's Arthur Miller [1915-2005] Page
	"Screening Asian Americans" [2002] Edited by Peter X. Feng Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ pb [2/2002] for $22.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [2/2002] for $60.00
	"International Stars At War" [2002] by James E. Wise & Scott Baron U.S. Naval Institute Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2002] for $29.95
	"Silent Players: A Biographical & Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors & Actresses" [2002] by Anthony Slide Univ Press KY 10¼x7¼ hardcover [9/2002] for $30.40
	"The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" [orig 1975, 4th edition 2002] by David Thomson "The finest reference book on the movies." — Benjamin Schwarz Knopf 9¼x6¾ pb [11/2004] for $15.61 Knopf 9½x7¼ hardcover [10/2002] for $23.10
	"The Golden Girls of M-G-M: Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly & Others" [2002] by Jane Ellen Wayne fifteen portraits of M.G.M.'s female stars, including June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Jean Harlow, Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Jeanette MacDonald, Debbie Reynolds, Norma Shearer, Elizabeth Taylor, Lana Turner & Esther Williams; online reviewers describe the book as tasteless & dull, mere repetition of unfounded gossip Da Capo Press 8½x5½ pb [12/2003] for $14.00 Carroll & Graf 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2002] out of print/used
	"Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Volume 1: From The Silent Era To 1965" [2003] Edited by Barry Monush Applause 11x8½ hardcover [4/2003] out of print/many used
	”Kid Kowboys: Juveniles In Western Films” [2003] by Bob Nareau featuring more than 70 juvenile actors, including Lee Aaker, Armida, Buzz Barton, Noah Beery Jr., Bobby Blake, Bill Cody Jr, Junior Coghlan, Tommy Cook, Frankie Darro, Sugar Dawn, Johnny Duncan, Billy & Gary Gray, Buzz Henry, Tim Holt, Dick Jones, Mary Lee, Harry & Sammy McKim, Mickey Rooney, Betsy King Ross, Dean Stockwell, and Jane Withers Empire Publng 11x8½ pb [8/2003] for $20.00
	"Attack of The B Queens" [2003] Edited by Jon Keeyes, Introduction by Roger Corman Luminary/Midnight Marquee 8¾x6 pb [8/2003] for $25.00 with contributions by Linnea Quigley, Debbie Rochon & Brinke Stevens; topics include Babes from Outer Space, Hammer Films, and The Art of Screaming; includes interviews with Ginger Lynn Allen, Leslie Culton, Sasha Graham, Gail Harris, Tina Krause, Kathy Kurtz, Barbara Leigh, Jackie Lovell, Tura Satana, Stella Stevens, Patricia Tallman, and Mamie Van Doren
	"The First Female Stars: Women of The Silent Era" [2004] by David W. Menefee Chapters/subjects include Theda Bara, Beverly Bayne, Sarah Bernhardt, Pauline Frederick, Carol Dempster, Gene Gauntier, Janet Gaynor, Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Mae Murray, Alla Nazimova, Constance Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, Laurette Taylor & Pearl White Praeger Publrs 9¼x6½ hardcover [3/2004] for $46.95
	"An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women In Early American Films, 1895-1930" [2004] by Denise Lowe Routledge 8¼x6 pb [12/2004] for $59.95 Routledge 9x6¼ hardcover [12/2004] for $120.60
	"The Leading Men of M-G-M" [2005] by Jane Ellen Wayne This companion book to Wayne's sleazy gossip tome "The Golden Girls of M-G-M" [2002] covers fourteen male stars & execs of M.G.M.: Clark Gable, John Gilbert, Billy Haines, Van Johnson, Peter Lawford, Louis B. Mayer, Ramon Novarro, Elvis Presley, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Stewart, Robert Taylor, Irving Thalberg & Spencer Tracy Da Capo Press 8¾x6 pb [4/2006] for $13.73 Da Capo Press 9x6½ hardcover [2/2005] for $26.00
	"Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956" [2005] by Buck Rainey McFarland & Co. 10x7¼ hardcover [3/2005] for $95.00 more info on movie serials at Magic Lantern's Silent & Sound Movie Serials Pages
	"Names You Never Remember, with Faces You Never Forget: Interviews With The Movies' Character Actors" [2006] by Justin Humphreys BearManor Media 9x6 pb [1/2006] for $19.95
	"The Truth About Being An Extra: How To Become A Good Background Actor" [2006] by Jo Kelly "The do's and don'ts of getting your foot in the Hollywood door" August II Prodns 7¼x4¼ pb [3/2006] for $18.95
	"Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of The Studio Era" [2006] Turner Classic Movies Film Guide Chronicle Books 8½x7 pb [3/2006] for $13.57
	"The Complete Movie Extras Guidebook: How To Make Good Money As A Background Actor In Film & TV" [orig 1986, rev 2006] by Cullen Chambers & Elisha Choice Back To One Publns 19th Edition pb [7/2006] for $24.95
	"Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of The Studio Era" [2006] Turner Classic Movies Film Guide Chronicle Books 8¾x7 pb [9/2006] for $13.57
	"The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit" [2007] by Bella Merlin Quite Specific Media 8¼x5¼ pb [4/2007] for $17.94 Nick Hern Books, UK 8¼x5½ pb [1/2007] for $16.40 Stanislavsky's System entry at Wikipedia
	"Hollywood Blondes: Golden Girls of The Silver Screen" [2007] by Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera Wasteland Press 9x5¾ pb [3/2007] for $22.45 chapter/subjects include Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jean Harlow, Judy Holliday, Grace Kelly, Veronica Lake, Carole Landis, Carole Lombard, Jayne Mansfield, Marie McDonald, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Payton, Lana Turner, Thelma Todd & Mae West

"Tales From The Cult Film Trenches: Interviews With 36 Actors From Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema" [2007] by Louis Paul, Foreword by Tom Weaver Interviewees include: Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Berryman, Samson Burke, David Carradine, Robert Davi, Brad Dourif, Keir Dullea, Sid Haig, Tippi Hedren, Gloria Hendry, Rich-ard Herd, David Hess, Brion James, Brigitte Lahaie, Ed Lauter, Christopher Lee, Marrie Lee, Valerie Leon, Richard Lynch, Charles Napier, Linnea Quigley, Steve Railsback, Tura Saltana, John Saxon, Madeline Smith, William Smith, Austin Stoker, Don Stroud, Cary-Hiroyoki Tagawa, Dee Wallace Stone, Mel Welles, Fred Williamson, William Windom, Lana Wood, and Celeste Yarnall McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [9/2007] for $35.00

	"The First Male Stars" [2007] by David W. Menefee BearManor Media 9x6 pb [10/2007] for $29.95 Fourteen stars covered include: John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Richard Barthelmess, John Bunny, Francis X. Bushman, Lon Chaney, Jackie Coogan, William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Antonio Moreno, Jack Pickford, Wallace Reid, Rudolph Valentino, and Crane Wilbur
	"The Star Machine" [2007] by Jeanine Basinger random pile of anecdotes & opinion; over 200 photos Knopf 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2007] for $23.10
	"Inside Inside" [2007] by James Lipton: founder & dean of Actors Studio Drama School since 1994, and executive producer & host of Bravo's "Inside The Actors Studio" program N.A.L. Trade pb [9/2008] for $10.20 Dutton 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2007] for $18.45
	"501 Movie Stars: A Comprehensive Guide To The Greatest Screen Actors" [2007] by Steven Jay Schneider Cassell Illustrated 8x6¼ pb [1/2008] out of print/used Barron's Educational 8¼x6½ hardcover [11/2007] for $9.79
	"Silent Lives: 100 Biographies of The Silent Film Era" [2008] by Lon Davis, Foreword by Kevin Brownlow BearManor Media 9x6 pb [2/2008] for $22.45
	"Forgotten Hollywood, Forgotten History" [2009] by Manny Pacheco Book Publrs Network mass pb [9/2009] for $14.21 actors/subjects include Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lionel Barrymore, William Bendix, Ward Bond, Beulah Bondi, Walter Brennan, John Carradine, Donald Crisp, Gloria Grahame, Van Heflin, Arthur Kennedy, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone & Thelma Ritter official book site & blog
	"Idols of Modernity: Movie Stars of The 1920s" [2010] Edited by Patrice Petro Chapters/topics include: Clara Bow, Marie Dressler, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, Emil Jannings, Noble Johnson, Al Jolson, Buster Keaton, Colleen Moore, Ernest Morrison, Lincoln Perry, Evelyn Preer, Gloria Swanson, the Talmadge Sisters, Rudolph Valentino & Anna May Wong Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ pb [3/2010] for $25.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [3/2010] for $72.00
	"Hollywood Reborn: Movie Stars of The 1970s" [2010] Edited by James Morrison Chapters/topics include: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Divine, Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Robert Redford, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Roundtree, Brooke Shields, Donald Sutherland & Shelley Winters Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [4/2010] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [4/2010] for $0.00
	"Confessions of A Scream Queen" [2010] by Matt Beckoff, Foreword by Bob Burns 15 interviews, with actresses famed for their work in horror movies: Adrienne Barbeau, Karen Black, Marilyn Burns, Janet Ann Gallow, Coleen Gray, Jessica Harper, Kathleen Hughes, Carla Laemmle, Judith O'Dea, Betsy Palmer, Ingrid Pitt, P.J. Soles, Lupita Tovar, Elena Verdugo & Dee Wallace • Matt Beckoff's radio blog BearManor Media 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $17.95
	"Acting For America: Movie Stars of The 1980s" [2010] Edited by Robert Eberwein Chapters/topics include: the Brat Pack, John Candy, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Lange, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sissy Spacek, Sylvester Stallone, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver & Bruce Willis Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/2010] for $72.00
	"Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of The 1950s" [2010] Edited by R. Barton Palmer Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [8/2010] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9x6½ hardcover [8/2010] for $72.00
	"Dangerous Curves Atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of The Silent Screen" [2010] by Michael G. Ankerich featuring Silent Era actresses Agnes Ayres, Olive Borden, Grace Darmond, Elinor Fair, Juanita Hansen, Wanda Hawley, Natalie Joyce, Barbara La Marr, Martha Mansfield, Mary Nolan, Marie Prevost, Lucille Ricksen, Eve Southern & Alberta Vaughn BearManor Media 9x6 pb [12/2010] for $26.95
	"Glamour In A Golden Age: Movie Stars of The 1930s" [2011] Edited by Adrienne L. McLean stars covered include: Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Marlene Dietrich, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Norma Shearer & Shirley Temple Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [1/2011] for $22.45 Rutgers Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [1/2011] for $72.00
	"Flickers of Desire: Movie Stars of The 1910s" [2011] Edited & Introduction by Prof. Jennifer M. Bean Chapters/topics include 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Theda Bara, George Beban, Charlie Chaplin, Grace Cunard, Douglas Fairbanks, Geraldine Farrar, Lillian Gish, Sessue Hayakawa, Mary Pickford & Pearl White Rutgers Univ Press pb [7/2011] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press hardcover [7/2011] for $59.40
	"Sherlock Holmes & The Fabulous Faces: The Universal Pictures Repertory Company" [2011] by Michael A. Hoey Author Hoey is the son of the actor who played LeStrade in Universal's Sherlock Holmes films, 1942-46; the book chronicles the 68 members of the revolving 'repertory company' at Universal Studios used by director Roy William Neill and others BearManor Media 9x6 pb [8/2011] for $19.95 publisher's official book page
	"Falling Stars: Ten Who Tried To Be A Movie Star" [2011] by David W. Menefee Profiles include Maude Adams, Enrico Caruso, Eleonora Duse, Mary Garden, Harry Houdini, Helen Keller, Anna Pavlova, Lottie Pickford, Babe Ruth, and Otis Skinner CreateSpace 9x6 pb [8/2011] for $14.95
	"Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary" [2011] by Thomas S. Hischak McFarland & Co. hardcover [9/2011] for $75.00
	"Shining In Shadows: Movie Stars of The 2000s" [2011] Edited by Murray Pomerance Chapters/topics include: Jennifer Aniston, Jack Black, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Hilary Swank, Kate Winslet & Renee Zellweger Rutgers Univ Press pb [10/2011] for $25.95 Rutgers Univ Press hardcover [10/2011] for $72.00
	"New Constellations: Movie Stars of The 1960s" [2011] Edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik Chapters/topics include: Julie Andrews, Mia Farrow, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Edie Sedgwick, Peter Sellers & Elizabeth Taylor Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [12/2011] for $25.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [12/2011] for $72.00
	"Son of Forgotten Hollywood, Forgotten History" [2012] by Manny Pacheco Book Publrs Network 9x6 pb [1/2012] for $18.95 21 character actors of Hollywood's Golden Age, including Freddie Bartholomew, Jack Carson, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Coburn, Jane Darwell, Andy Devine, Margaret Dumont, James Gleason, Leo Gorcey, Sydney Greenstreet, Alan Hale Sr., Dean Jagger, Peter Lorre, Marjorie Main, Frank McHugh, Frank Morgan, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, S.Z. Sakall, C. Aubrey Smith, and Carl Switzer official book site & blog
	"Character Actors In Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960" [2012] by Laurence Raw Kindle Edition from McFarland & Co. [6/2012] for $24.99 {sic} McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [6/2012] for $45.00
	"Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame" [2012] by Ty Burr Kindle Edition from Random House Digital [9/2012] for $14.99 Anchor Books pb [6/2013] for $16.95 Pantheon 9½x6½ deckle-edge hardcover [9/2012] for $19.11
	"Also Starring . . . : Forty Biographical Essays On The Greatest Character Actors of Hollywood's Golden Era, 1930-1965" [2012] by Cynthia & Sara Brideson Kindle Edition from BearManor Media [10/2012] for $9.95 BearManor Media 9x6 pb [4/2015] for $32.95 BearManor Media 9x6 hardcover [10/2012] for $42.95
	"Lest We Forget: The John Ford Stock Company" [2013] by Bill Levy Book spotlights 112 members of movie director John Ford's fluid repertory company and includes a mini-chapter on each member of the troupe Kindle Edition from BearManor Media [4/2013] for $9.95 BearManor Media 9x6 pb [2/2013] for $19.95 BearManor Media 9x6 hardcover [2/2013] for $29.95 author's official weblog
	"Glamour, Gidgets, and The Girl Next Door: Television's Iconic Women From The 50s, 60s, and 70s" [2014] by Herbie J. Pilato Kindle Edition from Taylor Trade Publng [9/2014] for $9.59 Taylor Trade Publng 10¼x7¼ hardcover [9/2014] for $24.53
	"The Name Below The Title: 20 Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age, Volume 1" for Kindle [2014] by Rupert Alistair 82-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [11/2014] for $2.99 each actor is given large photo and 2-3 page bio text; the twenty actors included in Volume 1 are: Eve Arden, Lynn Bari, Florence Bates, Louise Beavers, Ward Bond, Beulah Bondi, Walter Brennan, Jack Carson, Gladys Cooper, Dan Duryea, Barry Fitzgerald, Bonita Granville, Margaret Hamilton, Agnes Moorhead, Frank Pangborn, Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone, Thelma Ritter, S.K. 'Cuddles' Sakall, and George Sanders
	"The Name Below The Title: 20 Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age, Volume 2" for Kindle [2015] by Rupert Alistair 99-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [7/2015] for $3.99 each actor is given large photo and 2-3 page bio text; the twenty actors included in Volume 2 are: Edward Arnold, Billie Burke, Harry Davenport, Sydney Greenstreet, Virginia Grey, Edmund Gwenn, Alan Hale Sr., Edward Everett Horton, Elsa Lanchester, Marjorie Main, Hattie McDaniel, Una Merkel, Thomas Mitchell, Virginia O’Brien, Warner Oland, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Gale Sonder-gaard, Conrad Veidt, and Lucile Watson
	"The Name Below The Title: 20 Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age, Volume 3" for Kindle [2016] by Rupert Alistair 111-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [7/2016] for $3.99 each actor is given large photo and 2-3 page bio text; the twenty actors included in Volume 3 are: Fay Bainter, Charles Bickford, Clara Blandick, Nigel Bruce, John Carradine, Charles Coburn, Joyce Compton, Laird Cregar, Jane Darwell, Gladys George, Walter Huston, Percy Kilbride, Patrick Knowles, Carole Landis, Angela Lansbury, Frank Morgan, Una O’Connor, Eugene Pallette, Ann Rutherford, and Margaret Rutherford
	"Dashing, Daring, and Debonair: TV's Top Male Icons From The 50s, 60s, and 70s" [2016] by Herbie J. Pilato, Preface by Joel Eisenberg, Foreword by Adam West Kindle Edition from Taylor Trade Publng [7/2016] for $9.99 Taylor Trade Publng 10¼x7¼ hardcover [7/2016] for $15.37
	"ACTOR: Quotes From The Most Successful Actors of All Time" [2017] by Lucas Smith 100-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2017] for $4.99 98-page indep 9x6 pb [4/2017] for $12.99

"Whatever  Became  of . . ?"  books
by Richard Lamparski, published by Crown Books, 1967-89

First Series: Bantam/Ace pb [1/2000] out of print/used Second Series: hardcover [6/68] out of print/used Third Series: hardcover [6/70] out of print/used Fourth Series: hardcover [9/73] out of print/many used Fifth Series: hardcover [1975] out of print/many used Eighth Series: hardcover [9/82] out of print/used • bargain edition [1/85] many used Ninth Series: hardcover [1/85] out of print/used • pb [5/84] many used Tenth Series: hardcover [11/86] out of print/used • pb [4/88] many used Eleventh Series: hardcover [5/89] out of print/used • pb [5/89] many used

Videos  About  Actors  &  Acting

	"Hollywood Sex Symbols" [1988 video release] Some Amazon reviewers of the VHS edition suggest poor quality reproduction of press material, but the probable rarity of the clips may be of interest to some fans. Stars covered include Theda Bara, Brigette Bardot, Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Tyrone Power, Elvis Presley, Robert Redford, Elizabeth Taylor, Rudolph Valentino & Mae West Front Row Ent. color/b&w DVD [12/2007] for $18.58 Front Row Ent. color/b&w VHS [undated] for $2.43 {sic} Front Row Ent. color/b&w VHS [6/89] for $7.96 full credits at IMDb
	Bravo's "Inside The Actors Studio" [est. 1994] hosted by James Lipton Vol. 1 Icons: Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Robert Redford & Barbra Streisand Shout!Factory color DVD [11/2006] 3 disks for $34.99 Vol. 2 Leading Men: Russell Crowe, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Sean Penn Shout!Factory color DVD [9/2007] 3 disks for $35.99
	"The Slanted Screen" [indep 2007] 60-minute documentary that examines the portrayal of Asian men in film & television. Co-produced, written & directed by Jeff Adachi; featuring director Eric Byler, director Gene Cajayon, producer Terence Chang, playwright Frank Chin, comedian Bobby Lee, Jason Scott Lee, Will Yun Lee, casting director Heidi Levitt, Tzi Ma, actor Mako, Dustin Nguyen, Phillip Rhee, James Shigeta & Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Passion River color DVD [5/2007] for $22.49 available at IndieFlix: on DVD for $9.95, as 30-day webstream for $4.95 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese In American Feature Films" documentary [DeepFocus May 2008] A captivating look at cinema history and the Asian faces that have graced the silver screen, from the silent era to the current new wave of Asian- American cinema. Written & directed by Arthur Dong video/DVD available on official website full credits from IMDb • official movie site

"Screen Goddesses" documentary BBC-TV series [BBC-TV 2004-2007]

76 episodes produced & directed by David Thompson; narrated by Elizabeth McGovern bare series credits at IMDb

"Screen Goddesses" [Illuminations Films Dec 2012] Season 37, Episode 9 of the long-running "Arena" documentary BBC-TV series [est. 1975] hour-long episode co-produced by Anthony Wall & Andrew Wright; co-produced & directed by David Thompson; narrated by Elizabeth McGovern; with archive footage of: Anna May Wong, Theda Bara, Brigitte Bardot, Ingrid Bergman, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Julie Christie, Joan Crawford, George Cukor, Bette Davis, Dolores del Rio, Catherine Deneuve, Marlene Dietrich, Anita Ekberg, Jane Fonda, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Lillian Gish, Jean Harlow, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Florence Lawrence, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Stanwyck, Gloria Swanson, Elizabeth Taylor, Josef von Sternberg, Mae West, Billy Wilder DVD/Blu-ray not available • episode credits at IMDb

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