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9780837169460 | Reprint edition (Greenwood Pub Group, June 1, 1961), cover price $36.95
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9780316508605 | Little Brown & Co, June 1, 1968, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Traces the life and style of the Spanish painter within the context of his troubled times
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9780671225964 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1984, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Examines the sources and scope of Griffith's art, tracing his life from a Southern childhood, through his innovative contributions to film, including techniques such as the close-up, to his fall from popular favor and lonely last years
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9780879100803 | Limelight Editions, January 1, 1996, cover price $22.50
9780671554392 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1985), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Examines the sources and scope of Griffith's art, tracing his life from a Southern childhood, through his innovative contributions to film, including techniques such as the close-up, to his fall from popular favor and lonely last years
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9780385123365 | Doubleday, March 1, 1985, cover price $1.98 | also contains Hello Kitty Wipe Clean Dot to Dot | About this edition: Beginning with the American movie business in the twenties, the noted critic examines modern cultural history, covering film, theater, television, the press, pop music and art, to assess the phenomenon of celebrity and its influence on society
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9780880640558 | Fromm Intl, June 1, 1986, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Beginning with the American movie business in the twenties, the noted critic examines modern cultural history, covering film, theater, television, the press, pop music and art, to assess the phenomenon of celebrity and its influence on society
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9781566631587 | 3 edition (Ivan R Dee, May 1, 1997), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Traces the life and career of Walt Disney, describing his impact on animation, themeparks, and the entertainment industry
9780671547141, titled "The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art, and Commerce of Walt Disney" | Rev upd su edition (Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1985), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A biography of the man and a critical assessment of his achievements and shortcomings
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9780316773072 | Little Brown & Co, January 1, 1986, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Gathers portraits of Gary Cooper spanning his career from The Virginian to High Noon, and offers an appreciation of his qualities as an actor
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9780517649237 | Little Brown & Co, January 1, 1986, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: This is an analysis of Cagney's screen characters and career.
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9781557833501 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The study of James Cagney's screen persona is far more than a profile of a great beloved star.
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9780879100667 | Limelight Editions, September 1, 1986, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A successful Black entertainer tells the story of her private and professional life
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9780941434973 | Stewart Tabori & Chang, April 1, 1987, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: This compilation presents 160 full-color publicity photographs of movie stars created by the movie studios to evoke Hollywood reality but which are now seen as unwitting lapses into surrealism
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9780810907737 | Harry N Abrams Inc, November 1, 1987, cover price $49.50 | About this edition: Shows the many performers who have appeared at Carnegie Hall, discusses the political, social, economic, and artistic aspects of the Hall's history, and describes the recent renovation
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9780688050016 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1989, cover price $20.95 | About this edition: The movie critic for 'Time' magazine explores the works and legacies of thirteen filmmaking giants, discussing how they shaped the industry and offering a revised perspective on The Hollywood Ten
Behind-the-scenes portraits of the movie stars and celebrities of the 1950s and early 1960s include studies of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, and other screen legends
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9781567312850 | Fine Communications, September 1, 1998, cover price $14.98
9780517576960, titled "Hollywood at Home: A Family Album, 1950-1965" | Crown Pub, October 1, 1990, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Behind-the-scenes portraits of the movie stars and celebrities of the 1950s and early 1960s include studies of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, and other screen legends
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9780792712404 | Large print edition (John Curley & Assoc, May 1, 1992), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A biography of the screen star discusses Brando's childhood, his training in Method Acting with Stella Adler, his rise to fame, his memorable performances, and his personal indiscretions and tragedies.
9780689121081 | Atheneum, August 1, 1991, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Traces the life and career of Marlon Brando from his early film triumphs to the partial successes and half-failures of his later life, and looks at the actor's enduring relationship with his audience
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9781560252917 | Da Capo Pr, September 11, 2000, cover price $27.50
9780312928636 | Reprint edition (St Martins Pr, February 1, 1993), cover price $5.99 | also contains Theoretische Untersuchungen ber Die Einkommensverteilung: Mit Einer Besonderen Betrachtung Der Verhltnisse Niederlndisch-indiens | About this edition: A biography of the screen star discusses Brando's childhood, his training in Method Acting with Stella Adler, his rise to fame, his memorable performances, and his personal indiscretions and tragedies.
9780792712398 | Large print edition (John Curley & Assoc, November 1, 1992), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A biography of the screen star discusses Brando's childhood, his training in Method Acting with Stella Adler, his rise to fame, his memorable performances, and his personal indiscretions and tragedies.
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9788475097817 | Paidos Iberica Ediciones S A, May 22, 1992, cover price $38.95 | About this edition: En su juventud, Marlon Brando conoció el éxito como todo el mundo suele soñarlo: desproporcionado, repentino, arrollador.
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9780851702988 | British Film Inst, October 27, 1992, cover price $18.95
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9780679429746 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, November 1, 1996, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: A biography of the actor and director draws on interviews with Eastwood, his friends, and colleagues to chronicle his rise in Hollywood, his personal life, and his complex personality
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9780679749912 | Vintage Books, December 1, 1997, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: A biography of the actor and director draws on interviews with Eastwood, his friends, and colleagues to chronicle his rise in Hollywood, his personal life, and his complex personality
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9781566632607 | Ivan R Dee, September 1, 1999, cover price $26.50 | About this edition: Offers a collection of writings on movies with subjects ranging from Greta Garbo, to Frank Capra, and explores such matters as censorship and celebrity power
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9781566633185 | Ivan R Dee, September 1, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Offers a collection of writings on movies with subjects ranging from Greta Garbo, to Frank Capra, and explores such matters as censorship and celebrity power
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9781566633178 | Ivan R Dee, September 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In trying to understand the power of celebrity in modern life, Richard Schickel ranges through every realm of our culture â film, theatre, television, literature, art, the media, pop music, politics â for examples of how celebrity shapes our world and bends our minds.
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9781566633741 | Ivan R Dee, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95
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9781566634915 | Ivan R Dee, February 1, 2003, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Film critic Richard Schickel chronicles his childhood during World War II, as well as his passion for films and movie palaces, while uncovering the the way in which movies of the era falsely portrayed actual events of the war.
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9781566635288 | Ivan R Dee, September 1, 2003, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: The bulk of Woody Allen's four-hour interview with Richard Schickel is reproduced in this fascinating biography of a giant in film, with the director's insights into the battle of the sexes, the conflict between reality and illusion, mortality, religion, and much more.
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9781566636025 | Ivan R Dee, September 1, 2004, cover price $14.95
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9788496222236 | Italian edition edition (Ma Non Troppo, June 30, 2005), cover price $16.95
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9781560257431 | Thunder''s Mouth Pr, August 18, 2005, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the World War II tale, published to coincide with the film version's restoration and its DVD release, traces the friendship of five soldiers whose tour of duty takes them to Vichy French Africa, Europe, D-Day Normandy, and Germany.
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9780060195793 | Harpercollins, November 1, 2005, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: An evaluation of one of America's foremost film scholars is set against the social, political, and cultural contexts of his time, and considers how such productions as 'On the Waterfront' reshaped the nation's stage and movie industries.
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9780060955120 | Perennial, December 1, 2006, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: An evaluation of one of America's foremost film scholars is set against the social, political, and cultural contexts of his time, and considers how such productions as 'On the Waterfront' reshaped the nation's stage and movie industries.
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9781566636827 | Ivan R Dee, May 30, 2006, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Presents essays on the life and accomplishments of the filmmaker, discussing the impact of his early life of poverty on the the recurring themes of his films, the evolution and refinement of his movie-making techniques, and his final recognition as a comic genius.
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9781566637015 | Ivan R Dee, May 30, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Presents essays on the life and accomplishments of the filmmaker, discussing the impact of his early life of poverty on the the recurring themes of his films, the evolution and refinement of his movie-making techniques, and his final recognition as a comic genius.
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