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Examines the development of film noir in America during the 1940s and 1950s, noting important actors and filmmakers, camera and directorial techniques, and the influence of film noir on the character of American gangster movies

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9780306817724 | Rev upd edition (Da Capo Pr, November 24, 2008), cover price $24.95
9780306810398 | Reissue edition (Da Capo Pr, April 19, 2001), cover price $29.95
9780306802034 | Da Capo Pr, August 1, 1983, cover price $20.00 | also contains On Antique Painting | About this edition: Examines the development of film noir in America during the 1940s and 1950s, noting important actors and filmmakers, camera and directorial techniques, and the influence of film noir on the character of American gangster movies

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A colorful portrait of the complex, often controversial director/producer details his long and productive career, from his early years in Vienna to Hollywood, examining his reputation as a dictator and womanizer, battles with the Hollywood studios and against the blacklist, and his work with such screen legends as Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, and Marilyn Monroe. 20,000 first printing.

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9780375413735 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 16, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A portrait of the controversial director/producer details his long and productive career, examining his reputation as a dictator, battles with the Hollywood studios, and his work with such screen legends as Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, and Marilyn Monroe.

This comprehensive study of the career of one of Broadway's most influential director/producers discusses the quintessential elements of Prince's theatrical work and assesses his impact on both the American and British musical theater

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9780521333146 | Cambridge Univ Pr, April 1, 1989, cover price $44.95 | About this edition: This comprehensive study of the career of one of Broadway's most influential director/producers discusses the quintessential elements of Prince's theatrical work and assesses his impact on both the American and British musical theater

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9781557836175 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, April 30, 2005, cover price $17.95

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Product Description: (Limelight). His best-known song is "Mack the Knife," with words by Bertolt Brecht, from The Threepenny Opera , first performed in Weimar Berlin in 1928. Five years later, Kurt Weill fled the Nazis to come to America, where he soon emerged as one of the most admired composers of the Broadway musical stage...read more

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9780375403750 | 1 edition (Alfred a Knopf Inc, March 1, 2002), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Drawing on Weill's journals and personal correspondence and interviews with friends and colleagues, this biography of Kurt Weill chronicles the composer's Broadway career and examines Weill's influence on American musical theater.

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9780879109905 | Limelight Editions, February 1, 2004, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: (Limelight).

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9780306810176 | Da Capo Pr, June 25, 2001, cover price $16.95
9780879101435 | Rev upd su edition (Limelight Editions, December 1, 1990), cover price $12.95

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Product Description: From 1905 to the crash of 1929, Sam Shubert (1874-1905) and his brothers Lee (1874-1953) and J. J. (1878-1963), despite poor beginnings and near-illiteracy, created a theater monopoly unrivaled in history. Their ruthless business tactics and showmanship made 42nd Street the heart of American popular theater and won them the most sought-after stars of the day, including Al Jolson, Carmen Miranda, Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice, Mae West, and Fred Astaire...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780815411031 | Cooper Square Pub, October 1, 2000, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: From 1905 to the crash of 1929, Sam Shubert (1874-1905) and his brothers Lee (1874-1953) and J.

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Product Description: Crime movies are as old as filmmaking itself. They embody the American nightmare, functioning both as a mirror of society and a tool for educating the public about its enemies. In this history of the genre Carlos Clarens gives us a mini-history of crime American-style...read more

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9780306807688 | Da Capo Pr, March 21, 1997, cover price $18.50 | About this edition: Crime movies are as old as filmmaking itself.

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Product Description: A fresh exploration of the art of screen acting as it has developed in Hollywood films for close to seven decades. Noted theater and film critic Hirsch has gathered rare photographs that show actors, from Rudolph Valentino to Meryl Streep, who embody aspects of the Hollywood Style--a unique blend of personality, acting ability, and sheer "star power"...read more

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9780810933606 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1991, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Looks at various film actors and actresses and discusses the importance of voice, body language, and physical looks in successful motion picture acting

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9780810926851 | Reprint edition (Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1996), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A fresh exploration of the art of screen acting as it has developed in Hollywood films for close to seven decades.

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This comprehensive study of the career of one of Broadway's most influential director/producers discusses the quintessential elements of Prince's theatrical work and assesses his impact on both the American and British musical theater

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9780521336093 | Reprint edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, August 1, 1990), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: This comprehensive study of the career of one of Broadway's most influential director/producers discusses the quintessential elements of Prince's theatrical work and assesses his impact on both the American and British musical theater

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This illustrated chronicle combines theatre history, biography, film criticism, and theory to trace the development of the Actors Studio, the Method and its legendary personalities, including Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino

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9780393017830 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 1984, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: This illustrated chronicle combines theatre history, biography, film criticism, and theory to trace the development of the Actors Studio, the Method and its legendary personalities, including Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino

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9780306802683 | Da Capo Pr, March 1, 1986, cover price $18.00 | also contains The Christmas Wedding

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Traces the career of the distinguished British actor, discusses his approach to acting, and examines his major roles on film

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9780306802119 | Reprint edition (Da Capo Pr, April 1, 1984), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Traces the career of the distinguished British actor, discusses his approach to acting, and examines his major roles on film

Traces the career of the great British stage and screen actor, discusses his approach to acting, and describes some of his many roles

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9780805792607 | Twayne Pub, July 1, 1979, cover price $13.50 | About this edition: Traces the career of the great British stage and screen actor, discusses his approach to acting, and describes some of his many roles

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Product Description: This sensitive critical study is a fine introduction to Albee's work. Hirsch is the author of A Method to their Madness: The History of the Actor's Studio.

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9780916870126, titled "Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?" | Creative Arts Book Co, June 1, 1978, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: This sensitive critical study is a fine introduction to Albee's work.

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