Author: Scott Allen Nollen
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476677298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom's top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television. This first book about Morris provides a detailed account of his life and career on stage, film, radio and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II.
Chester Morris
Author: Scott Allen Nollen
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476677298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom's top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television. This first book about Morris provides a detailed account of his life and career on stage, film, radio and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476677298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom's top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television. This first book about Morris provides a detailed account of his life and career on stage, film, radio and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II.
Thomas Morris Chester, Black Civil War Correspondent
Author: R.j.m. Blackett
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9780306804533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In 1864 the Philadelphia Press commissioned Thomas Morris Chester, son of an ex-slave to cover the activities of black troops on the Virginia front. The only black correspondent for a major daily during the Civil War, Chester covered the crucial final year of the war around Richmond. His dispatches constitute the most sustained and extensive first-hand account of black soldiers in existence. As the war came to a close, Chester richly described the responses of Confederate troops and civilians to encounters with black soldiers, as he joined the black troops of the 25th Army Corps as they led the victorious Union forces into Richmond. In this volume, R.J.M. Blackett provides a concise biography of Chester and reproduces in annotated form his Civil War dispatches, which are remarkable for their detail and their graphic accounts of the destruction, the excitement and the liberation of theCivil War experience.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9780306804533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In 1864 the Philadelphia Press commissioned Thomas Morris Chester, son of an ex-slave to cover the activities of black troops on the Virginia front. The only black correspondent for a major daily during the Civil War, Chester covered the crucial final year of the war around Richmond. His dispatches constitute the most sustained and extensive first-hand account of black soldiers in existence. As the war came to a close, Chester richly described the responses of Confederate troops and civilians to encounters with black soldiers, as he joined the black troops of the 25th Army Corps as they led the victorious Union forces into Richmond. In this volume, R.J.M. Blackett provides a concise biography of Chester and reproduces in annotated form his Civil War dispatches, which are remarkable for their detail and their graphic accounts of the destruction, the excitement and the liberation of theCivil War experience.
Report of the New Jersey Commissioners on the Centennial Exhibition
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338554453X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338554453X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
World War II and the Postwar Years in America [2 volumes]
Author: William H. Young
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031335653X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity. The two-volume World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia contains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive. The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031335653X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity. The two-volume World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia contains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive. The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.
Catalogue of the Centennial Exhibit of the Geological Survey of New Jersey
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385488877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385488877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955
Author: Gene Blottner
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786486724
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Blondie, Boston Blackie, Ellery Queen, The Lone Wolf, Gasoline Alley, Jungle Jim... There were 27 film series produced and released by Columbia Pictures from 1926 through 1955. This reference book covers the origins of the popular fictional characters featured, as well as their appearances in other media (comics, novels, radio and television). Also provided are thumbnail biographies of the actors who brought these characters to life. The films themselves are examined in detail, with release dates, cast and production credits, synopses, reviews, the author's summation, the publicity "tag lines," and the songs heard. Additionally, most of the outdoor locations used in filming such Columbia western series as Wild Bill Saunders and The Durango Kid are identified.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786486724
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Blondie, Boston Blackie, Ellery Queen, The Lone Wolf, Gasoline Alley, Jungle Jim... There were 27 film series produced and released by Columbia Pictures from 1926 through 1955. This reference book covers the origins of the popular fictional characters featured, as well as their appearances in other media (comics, novels, radio and television). Also provided are thumbnail biographies of the actors who brought these characters to life. The films themselves are examined in detail, with release dates, cast and production credits, synopses, reviews, the author's summation, the publicity "tag lines," and the songs heard. Additionally, most of the outdoor locations used in filming such Columbia western series as Wild Bill Saunders and The Durango Kid are identified.
Social Register, Summer
Annual Report of the Committee of Management of the Art-Union of London, with List of Subscribers
Author: Art Union of London
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
North Carolina Reports
Author: North Carolina. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Celebrity Articles from the Screen Guild Magazine
Author: Anna Kate Sterling
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810819627
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Contributors include: Boris Karloff, George Arliss, Mary Astor, Leslie Howard, Edward Arnold, and Bette Davis.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810819627
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Contributors include: Boris Karloff, George Arliss, Mary Astor, Leslie Howard, Edward Arnold, and Bette Davis.