The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood
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This unique, informative volume explores the various ethnic stereotypes propagated by American television and movies, as well as the breakthrough shows and films that shattered them. Starting with the beginning of filmmaking and TV (including soap operas) in the U.S., the text is divided into five expansive parts (a section each devoted to African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans). Presented in an easy-to-use A to Z format, each comprehensive section offers informative discussions detailing landmark films and TV series related to that group, biographical entries covering key personalities, and topical entries focusing on important themes, genres, and fictional characters. Among the many entries in this book’s five sections are: Paul Robeson, Pinky, The Jeffersons, Whoopi Goldberg, Sanford and Son, Dorothy Dandridge, In Living Color, Will Smith, Sidney Poitier, The Karate Kid, Bruce Lee, Anna May Wong, Broken Blossoms, Charlie Chan, The Good Earth, Margaret Cho, Kung Fu, Keye Luke, Flower Drum Song, Lucy Liu, the Star Trek franchise, America Me, Lupe Velez, I Love Lucy, Maria Montez, Chico and the Man, Dolores Del Rio, Ricardo Montalbam, The Mark of Zorro, Edward James Olmos, Freddie Prinze, Carmen Miranda, Woody Allen, the blacklist, Blazing Saddles, Milton Berle, Gentleman’s Agreement, Steven Spielberg, The Goldbergs, Al Jolson, Rhoda, The Ten Commandments, Exodus, Mad About You, Barbra Streisand, Dance with Wolves, Jay Silverheels, Broken Arrow, The Last of the Mohicans, Chief Thundercloud, Little Big Man, Wes Studi, Rio Grande, Little Big Man, Graham Greene, Jim Thorpe—All American, and Tonto.
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Alphabetically arranged biographical and topical entries cover the treatment and progress of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans in motion pictures and television.
About the Author:
James Robert Parish has authored more that 93 books on the entertainment industry and its personalities, including Today's Black Hollywood, The Hollywood Celebrity Death Book, Gays and Lesbians in Mainstream Cinema and Hollywood Baby Boomers. Mr. Parish is a frequent on camera interviewee on cable and network television documentaries about the performing arts. He lives in California.
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Subject: Genre > Historical films
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Subject: On Films > Film selections
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by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
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by Michael R. Pitts and James Robert Parish
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by James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard
Subject: On Films > Per period
Great Child Stars (1976)
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Subject: Actor
The Great Gangster Pictures (1976)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Subject: Genre > Gangster films
Vincent Price Unmasked (1974)
by James Robert Parish and Steven Whitney
Subject: Actor > Vincent Price
Film Directors (1974)
A Guide to Their American Films
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson (1972)
by James Robert Parish and Alvin H. Marill
Subject: Actor > Edward G. Robinson
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Starring 15 Beautiful Vixens and One Adorable Cub
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The sound era
by Paul Michael and James Robert Parish
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
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