Author: Karp, Josh, Publisher: Chicago Review Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The ultimate biography of National Lampoon and its cofounder Doug Kenney, this book offers the first complete history of the immensely popular magazine and its brilliant and eccentric characters. With...
Author: Chamberlain, Tommy Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Tommy Chamberlain always dreamed of one day becoming a professional working actor; inspired by such eclectic fare as The Poseidon Adventure and The Birds. When he tu...
Author: Slide, Anthony Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe PDF
Description: " Thomas Dixon has a notorious reputation as the writer of the source material for D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial 1915 feature film The Birth of a Nation. Perhaps unfairly, Dixon has...
Author: Hurst, Brandon Publisher: Cogito Media Group Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: One of the most talked about actors today, Charlie Sheen makes headlines with his personal troubles: be it drug problems, alcohol abuse, or his constant fights with his wife. The last two years of thi...
Author: Segaloff, Nat Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Arthur Penn: American Director is the comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential filmmakers. Thematic chapters lucidly convey the story of Penn's life and career, as we...
Author: Segaloff, Nat Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Arthur Penn: American Director is the comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential filmmakers. Thematic chapters lucidly convey the story of Penn's life and career, as we...
Author: Smith, Jr., E. W. Publisher: Fireship Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: It has long been thought that there was a connection between athletics and success in later life. But nowhere is that connection brought home more dramatically than in this book. Presented are 100 p...
Author: Heinrich Ph. D., Durwood J. Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Manfred von Richthofen is widely known as the famous pilot who achieved an incredible eighty aerial victories, eclipsing all other aces of World War I. He became a living legend not only to the German...
Author: Stewart, Barbara Publisher: TwigBooks Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Barbara danced on stage in pre-war England at Shepherds Bush and Hackney Empires when she was just 14 years old. Pantomimes, Principal Dancer and even dancing at the famous London Palladium all follow...
Author: DJ Shy, Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Without a DJ, there's no music, there's no party. The right music can make or break a party; promoters, club owners, and stars alike know this. In this memoir, successful turntablist DJ Shy narrates t...
Author: Dawson, Nick Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Hal Ashby set the standard for subsequent independent filmmakers by crafting unique, thoughtful, and challenging films that continue to influence new generations of directors. Initially finding succes...
Author: Phillips, Gene D. Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908-1991) was a prominent director in the world of twentieth-century cinema, responsible for such classics as The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivag...
Author: Hamit, Francis Publisher: Francis Hamit Electronic Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: A 1985 question and answer interview with the prominent African-American actor and director about his career, personal philosophy and work ethic This originally appeared in Players Magazine, a men'...
Author: B., Bobby Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Bobby B. grew up in a small Texas town in a poor household. This is the true story of his trials and tribulations and his lifelong struggle to excape the poverty he was born into. There are some sad s...
Description: Brande Roderick, former Playmate of The Year and star of Celebrity Apprentice Season 2, is your advisor, confidante, and stand in best friend in this fun, comprehensive guide to getting the best out o...
Author: Halperin, Ian Publisher: Transit Publishing Inc. Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Ian Halperin, New York times bestselling author of Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, explores the relationship of the world's most famous celebrity couple with exclusive revelations and pe...
Author: Birchard, Robert S. Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: " ""Far and away the best film book published so far this year.""--National Board of Review Cecil B. DeMille was the most successful filmmaker in early Hollywood history. Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood ...
Author: Carrington, Ryan Publisher: Paragon Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Confessions of a female impersonator by Lady Sapphire Dior. This is an autobiography of a well-known female impersonator, describing the teenage years, the gay scene, the marriage, and much more. Take...
Author: N/A Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Charles Burnett (b. 1944) is a groundbreaking African American filmmaker and one of this country's finest directors, yet he remains largely unknown. His films, most notably Killer of Sheep (1977) and...
Description: In Paul Quarrington's favorite childhood recording, a boy fashions a banjo from a cigar box, pluckily sets off for a contest in the next town, and wins with a song that weaves in the sounds he hears a...
Author: Quarrington, Paul / Doyle, Roddy Publisher: Greystone Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In Paul Quarrington's favorite childhood recording, a boy fashions a banjo from a cigar box, pluckily sets off for a contest in the next town, and wins with a song that weaves in the sounds he hears a...
Author: Skal, David Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Late in Claude Rains's distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that Rains "was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself." In Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice, noted Hollywood ...
Author: Leachman, Cloris Publisher: Kensington Format: Adobe PDF
Description: She received two Emmy Awards as the irrepressible Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moor Show. . .she won an Oscar for her supporting role as a frustrated housewife in The Last Picture Show. . .she deligh...
Description: She received two Emmy Awards as the irrepressible Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moor Show. . .she won an Oscar for her supporting role as a frustrated housewife in The Last Picture Show. . .she deligh...
Author: Royle, Jonathan Publisher: Exposure Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Born plain Alex William Smith on the 13th of August 1975 into a Showbiz Family, Dr. Jonathan Royle - BSc (Formerly Known as Alex-Leroy) made his Stage Debut aged 3 as Flap The Clown on Gandey's Circus...
Author: Anderson, Marina Publisher: Transit Publishing Inc. Format: Adobe PDF
Description: David Carradine-a world icon, had a volatile, dark and brilliant personality. His acting career spanned four decades on stage, television and cinema. He became an international sensation as Kwai Chang...
Author: Browning, Mark Publisher: Intellect Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For more than 30 years, David Cronenberg has produced films, mostly outside the Studio system, which continue to disturb, surprise and challenge audiences. He has also been repeatedly drawn to literar...
Author: Porter, Deshon Publisher: eBookIt.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Everyone has a story to share in there own way -- am I the last of the Prince Charmings? I got out of deep lack and homelessness and still am unable to find love. This is a way for me to share my sto...
Author: Stine, Jean Marie Publisher: Renaissance eBooks Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The truth about this eccentric Hollywood genius - Ed Wood as the Tim Burton movie didn't show him - and as he didn't want you to know him. Filmland journalist author deflates the many myths Ed Wood, ...
Author: Borgnine, Ernest Publisher: Citadel Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: "[Borgnine's] anecdotes are gleefully self-deprecating. . .he comes off as the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with."--NY Post For more than fifty years, Ernest Borgnine--"Ernie" to his fri...
Author: Nova, Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For Nova Wallace, life was never easy. Living in poverty, she became a single mom at fifteen, yet she still graduated high school on time. Her determination to provide a better life for her child ene...
Author: McBride, Joseph Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films (such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life). A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the rig...
Description: During the early 70's, often referred to as The Golden Years of Television Comedy, many television situation comedies, all written by Vince Powell and his late partner Harry Driver, appeared regularly...
Author: Powell, Vince Publisher: Apex Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: During the early 70's, often referred to as The Golden Years of Television Comedy, many television situation comedies, all written by Vince Powell and his late partner Harry Driver, appeared regularly...
Description: Full Circle: Escape from Baghdad and the return chronicles a prosperous Iraqi Jewish family's escape from persecution, through the journey of one family member, a young boy, who witnesses public hangi...
Author: Osborne, John Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: John Osbourne answers some difficult questions in Gerhart Hauptmann and the Naturalist Drama , a revised and updated version of his The Naturalist Drama in Germany , now widely acknowledged as the sta...
Author: Jackson, Stanley Publisher: Ecademy Press Limited Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: "Get Me A Celebrity!" is a frank but funny account of working with popular celebrities by someone who has enjoyed a unique access to them over the last twenty years. Through his company, Performing Ar...
Author: Moss, Marilyn Ann Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Marilyn Mosss Giant examines the life of one of the most influential directors to work in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. George Stevens directed such popular and significant films as Shane, ...
Author: Ford, Peter Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Glenn Ford—star of such now-classic films as Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, The Big Heat, 3:10 to Yuma, and The Rounders—had rugged good looks, a long and successful career, and a glamorous Hol...
Description: GOODBYE NATALIE, GOODBYE SPLENDOUR is the long-awaited, detailed account of events that led to the mysterious death of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood off the coast of Catalina Island on November 28, 19...
Author: Barton, Ruth Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuously captivated audiences. Born Hedwig Kiesler, she e...
Author: Barton, Ruth Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuously captivated audiences. Born Hedwig Kiesler, she e...
Author: McMahon, Ed Publisher: Thomas Nelson Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Here's Johnny is like sitting with Ed and Johnny over lunch: The last time I saw Johnny, about a year before he died, we had chicken, a couple of glasses of red wine, and then we just sat there and r...
Author: Allen, Richard Publisher: Columbia University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Is Hitchcock a superficial, though brilliant, entertainer or a moralist? Do his films celebrate the ideal of romantic love or subvert it? In a new interpretation of the director's work, Richard Allen ...
Author: Honthaner, Eve Light Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Hollywood Drive: What it Takes to Break in, Hang in & Make it in the Entertainment Industry is the essential guide to starting and succeeding at a career in film and TV. Written by a Hollywood inside...
Author: Hatten, Mark "Hollywood" Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Artist/Entertainer Mark "Hollywood" Hatten was secretly married to Ms. Anna Nicole Smith in numerous private wedding ceremonies, complete with full wedding garb, the exchange of rings and sacred weddi...
Author: Froug, William Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In the early 1950s writers were leaving radio en masse to try their hand at another promising medium—television. William Froug was in the thick of that exodus, a young man full of ideas in a Hol...
Author: POINTER, ONIKA Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Have you ever felt like a goldfish in a bowl-the way the goldfish seems to be full of anxiety swimming around in circles as if trying to find a way out? In this memoir, author Onika Pointer discusses ...
