Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s–1970s

A Biographical Dictionary

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de Gene Scott Freese

Type

Dictionaries

Sujet

Technique > Special effects

Mots Clés

stunts, american cinema

Année d'édition

2014

Editeur

McFarland & Co

2nd edition

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 356 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-7643-5

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Description de l'ouvrage:
This biographical dictionary shines the spotlight on several hundred unheralded stunt performers who created some of the cinema’s greatest action scenes without credit or recognition. The time period covered encompasses the silent comedy days of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, the early westerns of Tom Mix and John Wayne, the swashbucklers of Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, and Burt Lancaster, the costume epics of Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas, and the action films of Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, and Charles Bronson.

Without stuntmen and women working behind the scenes the films of these action superstars would not have been as successful. Now fantastic athletes and leading stunt creators such as Yakima Canutt, Richard Talmadge, Harvey Parry, Allen Pomeroy, Dave Sharpe, Jock Mahoney, Chuck Roberson, Polly Burson, Bob Morgan, Loren Janes, Dean Smith, Hal Needham, Martha Crawford, Ronnie Rondell, Terry Leonard, and Bob Minor are given their proper due. Each entry covers the performer’s athletic background, military service, actors doubled, noteworthy stunts, and a rundown of his or her best known screen credits.

À propos de l'auteur :
Gene Scott Freese is a screenwriter living in Chandler, Arizona. He has written books on TV cowboy Jock Mahoney, character actor Richard Jaeckel, and Hollywood stunt performers from cinema’s Golden Age.

Revue de Presse:
"essential"—Midwest Book Review; "provides a much-needed reference tool on an obscure, and often difficult to research, domain in cinematic history…recommended"—ARBA; Reviews of the first edition: "the first book to provide a comprehensive listing of stunt performers and their credits"—Big Reel; "excellent"—Past Times; "useful"—Classic Images; "amazing"—Western Clippings; "fine reference work"—The Big Trail; "the one-stop reference source for the stunt industry"—Film Review; "valuable"—Psychotronic; "comprehensive"—Starlog; "recommended"—Library Journal; "recommended"—ARBA.

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