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Film It with Music Thomas S. Hischak

Film It with Music By Thomas S. Hischak

Film It with Music by Thomas S. Hischak


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This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the musicals and the artists who made them.

Film It with Music Summary

Film It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Movie Musical by Thomas S. Hischak

This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the musicals and the artists who made them. Film entries range from the legendary The Jazz Singer in 1927 to Fantasia 2000. Artists ranging from Gene Kelly to Elvis Presley, Busby Berkeley, and John Travolta are included, as are musicians as varied as Irving Berlin, Paul Williams, and the Beatles. Entries also detail animated musicals, studios, perettas, rock documentaries, sequels and remakes, and dance movies.

As a reference work or as a book for browsing, this encyclopedia serves as a valuable companion to Stage It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre (Greenwood, 1993) and will appeal to film scholars and fans alike. Information is cross referenced throughout. A chronological list of musicals and an appendix of Academy Award-winning musicals are included.

About Thomas S. Hischak

THOMAS HISCHAK is a Professor of Theatre at the State University of New York College at Cortland and a playwright who is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Inc. His recent books include American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000, The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 1999), The Theatregoer's Almanac (Greenwood, 1997) and The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 1995), which recieved the 1995 Choice Outstanding Academic Book award. He is also the author of twenty-three published plays.

Table of Contents

Preface Subject, Genres, and Studios Encyclopedic Guide to the American Movie Musical Chronological List of Musicals Academy Award-Winning Musicals Selected Bibliography Index

Additional information

NPB9780313315381
9780313315381
0313315388
Film It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Movie Musical by Thomas S. Hischak
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2001-02-28
480
N/A
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