Fifty Hollywood directors / 
edited by Yvonne Tasker and Suzanne Leonard. 
 - xvii, 406 pages ;  23 cm 
 - Routledge key guides .
 - Routledge key guides  .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction Robert Aldrich (1918-1983) Robert Altman (1925-2006) Dorothy Arzner (1897-1979) Frank Capra (1887-1981) John Cassavetes (1929-1989) Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) Roger Corman (1926--) George Cukor (1899-1983) Michael Curtiz (1886-1962) Ossie Davis (1917-2005) Cecil B DeMille (1881-1959) John Ford (1894-1973) Sam Fuller (1912-1997) DW Griffith (1875-1948) Alice Guy-Blache (1873-1968) Howard Hawks (1896-1977) Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) Elia Kazan (1909-2003) Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) Fritz Lang (1890-1976) Joseph Losey (1909-1984) Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) Ida Lupino (1918-1995) Anthony Mann (1906-1967) Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951) Vincente Minelli (1903-1986) Mike Nichols (1931--) Max Ophuls (1902-1957) Gordon Parks (1912-2006) Alan J Pakula (1928-1998) Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984) Arthur Penn (1922-2010) Roman Polanski (1933--) Otto Preminger (1905-1986) Nicholas Ray (1911-1979) Don Siegel (1912-1991) Robert Siodmak (1900-1973) Douglas Sirk (1900-1987) Victor Sjoestroem (1879-1960) Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969) Preston Sturgess (1898-1959) Frank Tashlin (1913-1972) Jacques Tourneur (1904-1977) King Vidor (1894-1982) Raoul Walsh (1887-1980) Lois Weber (1881-1939) Orson Welles (1915-1985) James Whale (1889-1957) Billy Wilder (1906-2002) William Wyler (1902-1981) 
<br/><br/> Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book traces the formative period in commercial cinema when directors went from pioneers to industry heavyweights. Each entry discusses a director’s practices and body of work and features a brief biography and suggestions for further reading. Entries include: Frank Capra Cecil B DeMilleJohnFord Alfred HitchcockFritz LangOrson Welles DW Griffith King Vidor This is an indispensible guide for anyone interested in film history, Hollywood and the development of the role of the director. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415501408 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415501407 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014019069 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture industry--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.<br/>Industria cinematográfica --Los Ángeles (California, Estados Unidos)<br/>Motion picture producers and directors--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.<br/>Motion picture producers and directors--California--Los Angeles--Biography.<br/>Directores y productores de cine --Estados Unidos<br/>Cine estadounidense
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Hollywood (Los Angeles, California) 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1993.5  / F469 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/09794/94