Silent Film Necrology

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by Eugene Michael Vazzana

Type

Dictionaries

Subject

Silent Cinema

Keywords

silent cinema, dictionary

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Collection

Silent Cinema
2nd edition

1st publishing

2001

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 591 pages
8 ½ x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-4515-8

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Book Presentation:
This greatly expanded (over 18,500 entries versus 9,000 in the earlier edition) and updated edition includes everyone from John Aasen, an 8-foot, 9-inch circus star who appeared in silent film comedies, to Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, who invented the iconoscope and kinescope that together constituted the first all-electronic television system. This is the most complete necrology available on people from the silent era.

The entries are arranged alphabetically by professional name, and include birth and death dates, the place of birth and death, real name when it differs from the professional name, married name for women, birth certificate date when available, age at death, and bibliographic data of any autobiography or biography. When available the cause of death is also provided. Following these data, there is a reference to any obituary printed in The New York Times, Variety or, occasionally, another publication, including the obituary’s headline.

About the Author:
The late Eugene Michael Vazzana was a journalist in New York City.

Press Reviews:
"a wonderful source…useful…unique…valuable"—Choice; "a significant volume…a valuable research tool"—Classic Images; "excellent…highly recommended"—Library Journal; "recommended"—Booklist; "more than double the number of entries than were included in the 1st edition…a must for any film oriented library collection"—ARBA.

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