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Confessions of an Actor (1982)
Laurence Olivier an Autobiography
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Subject: Actor > Laurence Olivier
Hollywood on Hollywood (1978)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The American Movies Reference Book (1969)
The sound era
by Paul Michael and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Black Action Films (1989)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 235 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
by James Robert Parish and George H. Hill
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Leading Couples (2008)
The most unforgettable screen romances of the studio era
Collective
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Leading Men (2006)
The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era
Collective
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Leading Ladies (2006)
The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era
Collective
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Film Directors (1974)
A Guide to Their American Films
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The Great Detective Pictures (1990)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Western Pictures (1976)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Western Pictures II (1988)
by Michael R. Pitts and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Hollywood Musical Pictures (1993)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Swashbucklers (1976)
by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke
Publisher: Arlington House
Subject: Genre > Adventures
The Great Gangster Pictures II (1987)
by Michael R. Pitts and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Genre > Gangster films
The Great Spy Pictures II (1986)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Forties Gals (1980)
by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke
Publisher: Arlington House
Subject: On Films > Per period
The Funsters (1979)
by James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard
Publisher: Arlington House
Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor
The Great Science Fiction Pictures II (1990)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
The Great Gangster Pictures (1976)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Genre > Gangster films
Liza Liza! (1983)
An unathorised biography of Liza Minelli
Publisher: Karz-Cohl
Subject: Actress > Liza Minnelli
Film Directors Guide (1995)
Western Europe
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The George Raft file (1973)
the unauthorized biography,
Publisher: Drake Publishers
Subject: Actor > George Raft
The Emmy Awards (1970)
A pictorial history
by Paul Michael and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Subject: Festivals
Jim Henson (2006)
Puppeteer And Filmmaker
Publisher: Ferguson Publishing
Subject: Director > Jim Henson
Whoopi Goldberg (1997)
Her Journey from Poverty to Megastardom
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
Subject: Actress > Whoopi Goldberg
Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films (1994)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 264 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Great Child Stars (1976)
An Incisive, Illustrated Look at 24 Child Stars Who Charmed Their Way into Our Hears and Enchanted Us for All Time
Publisher: Ace Books
Subject: Actor
Gays and Lesbians in Mainstream Cinema (1993)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 272 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Hollywood Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Gus Van Sant (2001)
An Unauthorized Biography
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Subject: Director > Gus Van Sant
Halle Berry (2013)
A Biography of an Oscar-Winning Actress
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Subject: Actress > Halle Berry
Jason Biggs (2000)
Hollywod's Newest Cutie-Pie!
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Subject: Actor > Jason Biggs
Prostitution in Hollywood Films (1992)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 389 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Jennifer Lopez (2005)
Actor And Singer
Publisher: Ferguson Publishing
Subject: Actress > Jennifer Lopez
Pirates and Seafaring Swashbucklers on the Hollywood Screen (1995)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 137 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Genre > Historical films
Duke (2001)
The Life and Legend of John Wayne
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Subject: Actor > John Wayne
William S. Hart (2003)
Projecting the American West
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Subject: Actor > William S. Hart
Hollywood Beauty (1991)
Linda Darnell and the American Dream
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Subject: Actress > Linda Darnell
The Hollywood Beauties (1980)
Publisher: Arlington House
Subject: Actress > Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Kay Francis, Ava Gardner, Jean Harlow, Dolores del Rio, Lana Turner
Prison Pictures from Hollywood (1991)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 293 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Denzel Washington (1996)
His Films and Career
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
Subject: Actor > Denzel Washington
The Great Cop Pictures (1990)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Combat Pictures (1990)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Film Actors Guide (1977)
Western Europe
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The Great Movie Series (1971)
Publisher: A. S. Barnes
Harlequin's Stick, Charlie's Cane (1975)
A Comparative Study of Commedia Dell'arte and Silent Slapstick Comedy
by David Madden
Publisher: Bowling Green University Popular Press
Subject: Director > Charlie Chaplin
Bottoms Up (2024)
An Application of the Slapstick to Satire
Publisher: Lettel Books
Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor
Slapstick Modernism (2016)
Chaplin to Kerouac to Iggy Pop
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor
The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood (2002)
Publisher: Facts on File
The Hollywood Book of Love (2003)
From True Romance and Blushing Brides to Tawdry Trysts and Femme Fatales
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Hollywood Players, the Thirties (1976)
by James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard
Publisher: Arlington House
Subject: On Films > Per period
Katharine Hepburn (2005)
The Untold Story
Publisher: Alyson Publications
Subject: Actress > Katharine Hepburn
The Fox Girls (1972)
Starring 15 Beautiful Vixens and One Adorable Cub
Publisher: Arlington House
Subject: Studio > 20th Century Fox
The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson (1972)
by James Robert Parish and Alvin H. Marill
Publisher: A. S. Barnes
Subject: Actor > Edward G. Robinson
Hollywood baby boomers (1992)
Publisher: Garland Publishing
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Vincent Price Unmasked (1974)
by James Robert Parish and Steven Whitney
Publisher: Drake Publishers
Subject: Actor > Vincent Price
The Hollywood Book of Scandals (2004)
The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of Over 100 American Movie and TV Idols
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
The Hollywood Book of Extravagance (2007)
The Totally Infamous, Mostly Disastrous, and Always Compelling Excesses of America's Film and TV Idols
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
It's Good to Be the King (2008)
The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Subject: Director > Mel Brooks
The Hollywood Book of Breakups (2006)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons