by Barbara Leaming (1998)
Barbara Leaming's Marilyn Monroe is a complex, sympathetic portrait that will totally change the way we view the most enduring icon of American sexuality. To those who think they have heard all there is to hear about Marilyn Monroe, think again. Leaming's book tells a brand-new tale of sexual, psychological, and political intrigue of the highest order. Told for the first time in all its complexity, this is a compelling portrait of a woman at the center of a drama with immensely high stakes, a drama in which the other players are some of the most fascinating characters from the worlds of movies, theater, and politics. Basing her research on new interviews and on thousands of primary documents - including revealing letters by Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Tennessee Williams, Darryl Zanuck, Marilyn's psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson, and many others - Leaming has reconstructed the tangles of betrayal in Marilyn's life.
Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast
Written for film students and film buffs alike, this set features thorough coverage of legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists through detailed essays and commentary by experts. Entries include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards, and bibliographies.
Everett G. Jarvis
Here is a volume containing more than four thousand film and television personalities who have passed away. Each is listed chronologically according to the year of death and then alphabetically. Each listing includes the deceased's age at the time of death and, in most cases, the cause. There are also notations, where applicable, beside the name of an Academy Award nominee or Oscar winner, together with fascinating details offered for the first time. As a young man, Everett Jarvis was a devoted movie buff, and it was his strong interest in noting the fate of favorite players who had vanished from the public eye that led to the present compilation. Mr. Jarvis began publishing it in 1986, updating the book every few years. Thousands of copies were sold via mail order. This edition roughly spans the years 1915 up to 1995.
S.V. Srinivas
An interdisciplinary analysis of popular culture and the different ways in which our daily lives are mediated by the circulating power of film, this book studies South Indian cinema, particularly Telugu cinema: its economics, its on-screen manifestations, its consumption, and the Cinema Politics Association.
Margaret Sullivan
Describes the geography, history, folklore, family life, and culture of the Philippines, as well as those inhabitants who have immigrated to the United States.