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Historical dictionary of African American cinema S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; no. 12.Publication details: Lanham, Maryland The Scarecrow Press 2007.Description: xl, 394 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780810855458
  • 0810855453
Other title:
  • African American cinema
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4373038
LOC classification:
  • R PN 1995.9 B534h 2007
Contents:
Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- THE DICTIONARY. Appendixes: A. NAACP Image Award winners. B. African American Academy Award winners. C. African American Golden Globe Award winners. D. Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame inductees. E. Top-grossing African American films. F. Top-grossing films directed by African American women. G. Top-grossing films directed by African American men.
Summary: "The Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema includes hundreds of films, everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films, brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx are also detailed. This book provides a better understanding of the role African.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Referencia Referencia (1er. Piso) R PN 1995.9 B534h 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000091273

Cronología: p. XIII-XXII.

Bibliografía: p. 387-389.

Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- THE DICTIONARY. Appendixes: A. NAACP Image Award winners. B. African American Academy Award winners. C. African American Golden Globe Award winners. D. Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame inductees. E. Top-grossing African American films. F. Top-grossing films directed by African American women. G. Top-grossing films directed by African American men.

"The Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema includes hundreds of films, everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films, brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx are also detailed. This book provides a better understanding of the role African.

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