Historical dictionary of African American cinema
African American cinema.
S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry.
- Lanham, Maryland The Scarecrow Press 2007.
- xl, 394 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; no. 12 .
- Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; no. 12. .
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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Cine norteamericano--Diccionarios. Cine negro--Historia y crítica--Diccionarios. Primera Jornada de Catalogacion. African Americans in motion pictures. African Americans in the motion picture industry--Biography--Encyclopedias.