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The Ritz Brothers
The Ritz Brothers were a popular comedy trio in vaudeville, nightclubs, movies and television for more than four decades. Today largely overlooked among the classic comedy …
Theda Bara
Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "The Vamp"--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been …
The Wampas Baby Stars
In 1922, an early association of film publicists known as the Western Associated Motion Picture Advertisers (Wampas) hit upon a strategy to call attention to their organization and …
From Silents to Sound
Garbo talked, Gilbert self-destructed and Chaplin refused - that's about all many people know about silent film actors who faced the transition into talking pictures. Yes, Greta …
Silent Film Performers
Each entry includes brief biographical and career data for the performer, with birthplace and year of birth and death. An overview of commercially published books and articles …
Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015
Many important Broadway stars appeared in the cinema from its very earliest days. Many were 19th century stage idols who reprised their most famous roles as early as 1894, and who …
Musical Groups in the Movies, 1929-1970
Hundreds of musical groups have appeared in at least one film from 1929 through 1970. This is a reference book devoted to these groups. Most entries include a brief description of …
Musical Groups in the Movies, 1929-1970
Music has been an important part of the film experience since the beginning, largely produced by tinny in-theater pianos and later by synchronized turntables and more sophisticated …
Vitaphone Films
The headline of the Variety extra on October 27, 1926, proclaimed "e;Vitaphone1 Thrills L.A.!"e; Vitaphone, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. formed in association with Western …
Theda Bara
Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "e;The Vamp"e;--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have …
Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015
Many Broadway stars appeared in Hollywood cinema from its earliest days. Some were 19th century stage idols who reprised famous roles on film as early as 1894. One was born as …
Ritz Brothers
The Ritz Brothers were a popular comedy trio in vaudeville, nightclubs, movies and television for more than four decades. Today largely overlooked among the classic comedy …