Background
Parish, James Robert was born on April 21, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Fred Arthur and Ann Lois (Magilevy) Parish.
( Enigmatic, retiring, and openly gay, Gus Van Sant is on...)
Enigmatic, retiring, and openly gay, Gus Van Sant is one of the best-known independent filmmakers. An active and honored director for two decades, noted for his rapport with actors, Van Sant nevertheless remains aloof from Hollywood, preferring to live and write in Portland, OR. Extensively researched and based on interviews with the director, Gus Van Sant examines his career from the inauspicious debut Mala Noche to the haunting Drugstore Cowboy; from the angst-ridden My Own Private Idaho and the mainstream black comedy To Die For to the Oscar-nominated Good Will Hunting and the high-profile Finding Forrester. Van Sant remains committed to exploring themes of the outsider and presenting an idiosyncratic vision in an unobtrusive but compelling style. Equally important, under Van Sant's guidance many actors (Matt Dillon, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Nicole Kidman, Matt Damon, and acclaimed newcomer Robert Brown, whom Van Sant discovered) have done their best work. The first full-length biography of the Oscar nominated director, author Parish has interviewed Van Sant exclusively for this book.
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(This is a detailed guide to 100 jobs in television. There...)
This is a detailed guide to 100 jobs in television. There are more than 1,700 television stations in the United States as of 2004, and the industry is expected to continue growing through 2012. Television has been the top advertising medium in the U.S. for more than a decade. For potential employees, the field offers a wide variety of jobs ranging from those in front of the camera to behind the scenes to working with high technology or working live in remote locations. Television offers jobs in production, art, writing, advertising, sales, technical areas, public relations, finance, office management, and many other areas. "Career Opportunities in Television and Cable" details 100 jobs in this exciting field and provides extensive appendixes of resources and other useful information. Career profiles include: Advertising sales account executive, Art director, Casting director, Chief engineer, Cinematographer, Director of instructional television, Editor, Film/tape librarian, Music and sound editor, Scriptwriter, Sportscaster and more.
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(In this pathfinding new work, the author has included man...)
In this pathfinding new work, the author has included many of the major (and minor) cop film titles to emerge from Hollywood over the decades.
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(Each title in this series tells the story of one of the w...)
Each title in this series tells the story of one of the world's most influential and admired people, focusing on the subject's early education and training, challenges faced on the job, important mentors, and career achievements. Title: Gloria Estefan Author: Parish, James Robert Publisher: Facts on File Publication Date: 2006/04/01 Number of Pages: 122 Binding Type: HARDCOVER Library of Congress: 2005033992
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( The sometimes astounding, often deplorable, and frequen...)
The sometimes astounding, often deplorable, and frequently shocking exploits of Hollywood's most notorious leading men Offstage, some of movies' and television's most popular leading men have often led private lives filled with overindulgences and troublesome exploits. Most of these irregular activities by some of Tinseltown's greats were hushed up or toned way down to save careers and reputations, but now the real facts are revealed in Hollywood Bad Boys! Bestselling showbiz author James Robert Parish provides a road map to the stormy and sometimes wacky lives of the show business famous who've taken a walk on the wild side. From tales of drug addiction and alcoholism to sex scandals and murder, and just plain naughty behavior, Parish delivers the behind-the-scenes facts on 70 of the most notorious movie and television stars in Hollywood history.
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(For as long as there have been big Hollywood stars there ...)
For as long as there have been big Hollywood stars there have been explosive Hollywood scandals, & they still captivate us. This book takes us inside 32 of the most spectacular scandals in Tinseltown history. It explores the seedy side of the men & women behind the public images, recounting where they came from, how they rose to the top, & how they got into sensational trouble. You'll get the deep dish on: Errol Flynn's statutory rape trial; Loretta Young & Clark Gable's secret love child; Liz Taylor's seduction of crooner Eddie Fisher; Judy Garland's pathetic public meltdown; the Robert Blake murder trial; the X-rated Rob Lowe sex video; Winona Ryder's infamous shoplifting spree & trial; the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur; & much more. Photos.
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Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Leading Ladies by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Each of these major Hollywood movie stars had her own very special blend of glamour, persistence, and magnetism. One was a flippant, saucer-eyed, wisecracking blonde. Another was a sharp-edged rugged individualist. A third was delicate-looking, a demure pretty heroine with great reserves of strength. All six major talents profiled in this volume were uniquely themselves. But they had one thing in common: the tenacity and adaptability to survive in the Hollywood film business for many decades. They were the great, indestructible Leading Ladies. JOAN BLONDELL: “I play Joan Blondell, and I play her the best the I can.” JOAN CRAWFORD: “A Star will last always, as in the heavens. A personality will go down just as quick as it appears.” BETTE DAVIS: “I survived because I was tougher than everybody else.” OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND: “I love to work. It’s something I need very much.” ROSALIND RUSSELL: “It’s okay to have talent. But talent is the least of it. In a performance or a career, you’ve got to have vitality.” BARBARA STANWYCK: “I’m the best action actress in the world. I can do horse drags, jump off buildings, and I have the scars to prove it.” The six lengthy career studies in The Leading Ladies are enhanced by detailed filmographies and expansive personal narratives of these inimitable Hollywood stars that are full of insights into what made them such enduring, unforgettable Tinseltown legends.
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( Jet Li is part of a crew of new Asian stars taking Holl...)
Jet Li is part of a crew of new Asian stars taking Hollywood by storm. Along with Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan, and Maggie Cheung, Jet Li has kicked and punched his way out of the cult-film underground and into mainstream superstardom. With his performance in The One, Li becomes the first to prove his power as the top-billed draw. Jet Li, the first book published in English about the thirty-eight year-old "Gene Kelly of the action film," follows him from his days in Hong Kong as an extraordinarily successful actor in classics like Once Upon a Time in China and his overlooked work as a director and producer. Special attention is given to his Hollywood debut alongside Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 4; his recent star turns in the gangland fable Romeo Must Die and the sci-fi blockbuster The One. Jet Li looks at the actor's fiercely protected private life and explains the broad appeal of Hollywood's new Bruce Lee to fans of all ages—from Hong Kong chop-socky cultists to Blockbuster families, to the new Hollywood that has eagerly embraced him. A complete filmography of Jet Li's screen work in Hollywood and Asia as well as 30 never before published color and black-and-white photographs are included.
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(Denzel Washington: Actor tells the story of the first Afr...)
Denzel Washington: Actor tells the story of the first African American to win the Oscar for Best Actor and provides useful information on how to become an actor. Throughout his long and successful acting career, Denzel Washington has distinguished himself as a top-notch talent on stage, in television, and in film. Known for his dedication to the craft, he has often turned down potentially lucrative but stereotyped roles in favor of roles with integrity, such as his Academy Award-winning performances in Glory and Training Day. As the first African American to win the coveted Best Actor Oscar, Washington has helped broaden the spectrum of Hollywood's leading men.
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(After making its debut onto the computer scene in 1993, s...)
After making its debut onto the computer scene in 1993, supporting a mere 50 servers, the World Wide Web has grown exponentially into a universal medium that can be accessed around the world by millions of people. Harboring unlimited amounts of information that can be found with the click of the mouse, the Internet has become a vital communication and marketing tool. As the development of the Internet has progressed, so too have the digital worlds of video games and media giants, creating many new, highly profitable careers in the process. "Career Opportunities in the Internet, Video Games, and Multimedia" details more than 90 jobs in these thriving industries and features extensive appendixes of resources and other useful information. Career profiles include: Animator; Content editor; Lead programmer; Online sales manager; Sound designer; Video game developer; Web security manager; Webpage designer; and more.
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( Discover the tantalizing details of Hollywood's famous ...)
Discover the tantalizing details of Hollywood's famous and infamous fatalities The death of a celebrity is often as fascinating as--and sometimes more fascinating than--a star's actual life. From the grisly end of Sharon Tate at the hands of the Manson family and the mysterious demise of Bob Crane to the peaceful passings of Lucille Ball and George Burns, The Hollywood Book of Death is a captivating and appealingly packaged volume of more than 125 television and movie stars' final curtain calls. Arranged by manner of death, these well-researched accounts include details of celebrities' colorful lives and unusual deaths, their funerals, and the intriguing aftermath. With more than 100 rare photographs and a special "necrology" index of more than 6,000 stars and directors, along with a section revealing where Hollywood personalities are resting in eternal sleep, this enthralling reference promises to be on every film and television buff's "Top 10" gift list.
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Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text of The Funsters by James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard, with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt. The iconic subjects of this volume could pop up in any movie—as plumbers or secretaries or bank tellers, as wives or husbands or (would-be) lovers. They could be pompous or scatterbrained. What they all shared in common was a genius for making funny faces at life. They made us laugh at our world—and ourselves. They are the Hollywood Funsters: the comics, the clowns, and the jesters of the Silver Screen. What are these people like away from the soundstage? How did they get into comedy in the first place? The Funsters provides all the answers in great depth. This substantial volume features 62 of the great Hollywood laugh makers (including several hilarious screen teams). Each has an individual chapter—a chapter rich in fascinating details about the celebrated individual’s colorful life—on and off the soundstages, as well as a listing of the star’s feature films, with studio and year of release. The vibrant personalities covered in this volume are: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello, Woody Allen, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Eve Arden, Mischa Auer, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Mary Boland, Fanny Brice, Joe E. Brown, George Burns & Gracie Allen, Judy Canova, Eddie Cantor, Charles Chaplin, Charley Chase, Joan Davis, Phyllis Diller, Marie Dressler, Jimmy Durante, Leon Errol, Tom Ewell, W. C. Fields, Charlotte Greenwood, William Haines, Judy Holliday, Bob Hope, Edward Everett Horton, Danny Kaye, Buster Keaton, Patsy Kelly, Ernie Kovacs, Bert Lahr, Arthur Lake, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, Jack Lemmon, Harold Lloyd, Marjorie Main, The Marx Brothers, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Polly Moran, Mabel Normand, Edna May Oliver, ZaSu Pitts, Martha Raye, The Ritz Brothers, Will Rogers, Charlie Ruggles, S. Z. Sakall, George Sidney, Phil Silvers, Red Skelton, Alison Skipworth, Constance Talmadge, The Three Stooges, Thelma Todd, Ben Turpin, Dick Van Dyke, Clifton Webb, Mae West, and Ed Wynn. In The Funsters the funniest men and women the world has ever known have a significant reference volume worthy of their outsized talents.
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(According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 30...)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 300,000 workers are employed as full-time writers in the fields of publicity, technical writing, and in-house writing alone. In addition, more than one million people work as professional writers, including freelance and part-time writers. Providing detailed information on 90 jobs for prospective writers, "Career Opportunities in Writing" fully explores the job possibilities in the field of writing, with extensive appendixes offering current, useful information. Career profiles include: Author, Columnist, Copywriter, Editor, Poet, Screenwriter, Speechwriter, and more.
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(Many performers have found their most challenging and awa...)
Many performers have found their most challenging and award-winning roles playing prostitutes on camera, from Helen Hayes (The Sin of Madelon Claudet) to Richard Gere (American Gigolo). This comprehensive filmography with mini-essays, a la James Robert Parish, spans eight decades. Each entry includes full cast and credits, production information, reviews, and an analysis of the movie and its stars, with an essay blending critical commentary and a synopsis of the film.
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( Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there ar...)
Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones. --Joan Rivers Do you suppose that the person who first said ""Life is stranger than fiction"" might have had Hollywood marriages in mind? Why watch a romantic film starring a leading man and a leading lady when their real-life romances are so much more interesting? It seems that a celebrity's latest film can have a considerably longer life span in the theater than his or her marriage du jour. One would almost think that Tinseltown has come to embrace divorce as an accepted pastime. Some celebrities have seemingly collected spouses over the years, systematically adding notches in their belts of divorces. Cases in point: Zsa Zsa Gabor (nine), Lana Turner (eight), Elizabeth Taylor (nine), and Mickey Rooney (eight). This list appears to make Jennifer Lopez a mere novice with only three marriages, two divorces, and one terminated engagement to date. In The Hollywood Book of Breakups, James Robert Parish looks at scores of hot Hollywood romances that eventually fell apart. From the decade-long union of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to the ""just-for-show"" nuptials of Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates to the four-and-a-half-year marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to the ""other woman"" divorce of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Parish covers it all--from the burning embers to the fizzling fires of Hollywood breakups. You couldn't make this stuff up--and James Robert Parish doesn't need to. Hollywood writes its own drama when it comes to scandalous breakups.
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(This is an essential guide to 70 careers in the energy in...)
This is an essential guide to 70 careers in the energy industry.Today's fast-expanding energy sector has a tremendous impact on almost every facet of our lives. Energy companies are required to address questions of crucial importance to the economy, and their actions affect foreign policy, our environment, our ability to travel and work, the cost of nearly everything we purchase, and the overall health of our families. Energy-related businesses employ nearly 2.5 million people, or 2 per cent of the entire annual U.S. workforce. Employing workers ranging from manual laborers and research scientists to highly trained technicians and expert businesspeople, the field of energy offers a vast range of career opportunities."Career Opportunities in the Energy Industry" profiles 70 careers in all branches and facets of the industry and provides extensive appendixes for further research and job planning. A helpful glossary defines key terms.Career profiles include: electrical and electronics installer and repairer; geoscience technician; hazardous materials removal worker; hot-cell technician; natural gas processing plant operator; nuclear engineer; oil well driller; petroleum engineer; power distributor and dispatcher; solar engineer; and, more.
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(Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are ...)
Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones. --Joan Rivers Do you suppose that the person who first said ""Life is stranger than fiction"" might have had Hollywood marriages in mind? Why watch a romantic film starring a leading man and a leading lady when their real-life romances are so much more interesting? It seems that a celebrity's latest film can have a considerably longer life span in the theater than his or her marriage du jour. One would almost think that Tinseltown has come to embrace divorce as an accepted pastime. Some celebrities have seemingly collected spouses over the years, systematically adding notches in their belts of divorces. Cases in point: Zsa Zsa Gabor (nine), Lana Turner (eight), Elizabeth Taylor (nine), and Mickey Rooney (eight). This list appears to make Jennifer Lopez a mere novice with only three marriages, two divorces, and one terminated engagement to date. In The Hollywood Book of Breakups, James Robert Parish looks at scores of hot Hollywood romances that eventually fell apart. From the decade-long union of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to the ""just-for-show"" nuptials of Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates to the four-and-a-half-year marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to the ""other woman"" divorce of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Parish covers it all--from the burning embers to the fizzling fires of Hollywood breakups. You couldn't make this stuff up--and James Robert Parish doesn't need to. Hollywood writes its own drama when it comes to scandalous breakups.
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(The actors volume of The Complete Actors' Television Cred...)
The actors volume of The Complete Actors' Television Credits chronicles the individual performances of 1,587 performers from 1948 to 1988, listing their credits for all network, syndicated, and cable entertainment programs (including cartoon, pilot, variety, telefilm, and documentary credits). This book cumulates the 1950 to 1985 information that appeared in the four highly regarded Actors' Television Credits books, completely revised and updated.
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(This title contains in-depth profiles of approximately 60...)
This title contains in-depth profiles of approximately 60 to 100 jobs per volume. It presents thorough information on salary ranges, employment trends, necessary experience, and more. It covers the main duties and features of each job, frequent routes to and from the position, and descriptions of certification, education, special skills, and training required. It lists graduate and undergraduate programs as well as internship opportunities. Providing comprehensive descriptions of more than 70 jobs, this new book offers clear, accessible information on careers in this exciting field. The sections include Librarians, Special Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians, Information Managers, Information Scientists and Technicians, and Education. Invaluable appendixes list educational institutions, periodicals, professional associations, and useful Web sites, and a glossary and bibliography are also provided.
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( Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars ""I'...)
Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars ""I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!"" ""Acting is an empty and useless profession."" ""Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere else."" ""I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons."" Which screen icons gave us the quotes above? How do stars get away with self-indulgent, unrestrained behaviors-or do they? In The Hollywood Book of Extravagance, longtime industry insider and Hollywood historian James Robert Parish gives you a provocative look behind the scenes at the lavish indulgences and larger-than-life egos of Tinseltown's rich and famous. The featured celebrities range from heartthrobs to industry tycoons, and from yesterday's matinee idols to today's hottest celebs. The stars are grouped according to their excesses: ego, neurosis, partying, power, rich living, and romancing. You'll devour little-known details on the excesses and exploits of notables ranging from Mae West to Madonna, Greta Garbo to Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, Bela Lugosi to John Belushi, Zsa Zsa Gabor to Paris Hilton, Errol Flynn to Jude Law, and many more.
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('The strange, often tragic, deaths of over one hundred of...)
'The strange, often tragic, deaths of over one hundred of America's screen idols', organized in sections entitled Accidents, Alcohol and Drugs, Murders, Natural Causes, In Obscurity, Puzzling Deaths, and Suicides. Includes list of Who Is Buried Where.
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( Following the tragic and sudden death of Whitney Housto...)
Following the tragic and sudden death of Whitney Houston, author James Robert Parish's updated biography takes a look at the amazing career of the superstar and her tumultuous life Whitney Houston burst onto the international music scene in 1985 with her début album, winning a Grammy Award for the single "Saving All My Love For You." After that, the acclaimed artist released only a limited amount of new material, yet her preeminence in the industry and her enormous popularity with music fans was unwavering. This comprehensive biography reflects on the extraordinary journey which took the controversial personality from a problematic childhood in a broken New Jersey home, to becoming the talented protégée of powerful Arista producer Clive Davis, to the height of her diva days mired with peculiar behavior and drug abuse. Parish explains how the shy, pretty young girl from a devoutly religious background turned into the subject of lurid tabloid gossip, much of it concerning her turbulent relationship with Bobby Brown, and pays tribute to her incredible talent and legacy.
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(Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a r...)
Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text of Hollywood’s Great Love Teams by James Robert Parish. Back when Hollywood stars cast their light across the land every night—and even on Saturday afternoon—the great love teams shone brightest of all. Great romance duos won the fans right from the start of the American film industry as Francis X. Bushman & Beverly Bayne, Harold Lockwood & May Allison pitched passionate if mute woo on the silver screen. These were the ancestors, but the best was yet to come. This volume focuses on 28 of the most popular teams ever to pair on the Hollywood screen. Ronald Colman & Vilma Banky . . . Greta Garbo & John Gilbert . . . Janet Gaynor & Charles Farrell . . . Joan Crawford & Clark Gable . . Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler . . . Clark Gable & Jean Harlow . . . Kay Francis & George Brent . . . William Powell & Myrna Loy . . . Leslie Howard & Bette Davis . . . Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy . . . Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland . . . Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart . . . Tyrone Power & Loretta Young . . . James Cagney & Ann Sheridan . . . Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon . . . Clark Gable & Lana Turner . . . Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn . . . Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake . . . Maria Montez & Jon Hall . . . Claudette Colbert & Fred MacMurray . . . June Allyson & Van Johnson . . . Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh . . . David Niven & Deborah Kerr . . . Rock Hudson & Doris Day . . . Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward . . . Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland . . . Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall . . . and Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton. Hollywood’s Great Love Teams is a treasure trove of information: feature film listings of each member of the illustrious star duos presented . . . 178 evocative recreations and reviews of each team’s most famous movies, with comprehensive casts and credits . . . and detailed, perceptive biographies of these celebrated movie gods and goddesses. JAMES ROBERT PARISH, a former entertainment reporter, publicist, and book series editor, is the author of many published major biographies and reference books on the entertainment industry including Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You; The Hollywood Book of Extravagance; It’s Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks; The Hollywood Book of Breakups; Fiascos: Hollywood’s Iconic Flops; The Hollywood Book of Scandals; The Hollywood Book of Love; Hollywood Divas; Jet Li; Hollywood Bad Boys; The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood; The Hollywood Book of Death; Gus Van Sant; Whoopi Goldberg; Rosie O’Donnell’s Story; The Unofficial “Murder, She Wrote” Casebook; Today’s Black Hollywood; Let’s Talk! America’s Favorite TV Talk Show Hosts; Prison Pictures from Hollywood; Prostitution in Hollywood Films; The Great Cop Pictures; Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films; Pirates and Seafaring Swashbucklers on the Hollywood Screen; Gays and Lesbians in Mainstream Cinema; The Paramount Pretties; and The Fox Girls. Mr. Parish is a frequent oncamera interviewee on cable and network TV for documentaries on the performing arts. The author resides in Studio City, California.
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(Hollywoods depiction of gays and lesbians has almost alwa...)
Hollywoods depiction of gays and lesbians has almost always been stereotypical, from the extremely effeminate characters portrayed by Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore and Grady Sutton in the 1930s to the gay characters in To Be or Not to Be (1983) and Torch Song Trilogy (1988). A contrasting depiction--the homicidal homosexual--has been the basis for such popular films as Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). This comprehensive filmography to homosexual characters in mainstream movies, 1914-1992, includes full cast and credits, production information, reviews, and an analysis of the film with an essay blending critical commentary and a synopsis of each film.
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(Tom Hanks: Actor profiles one of today's most widely know...)
Tom Hanks: Actor profiles one of today's most widely known and respected actors. From his humble beginnings on a television sitcom to his back-to-back Oscar wins for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks has continually demonstrated his charm and talent. Building on his success as a performer, Hanks has also turned to producing, specializing in programs such as From the Earth to the Moon and Band of Brothers that portray great moments in American history. Hanks, whose films have included Joe Versus the Volcano, Saving Private Ryan, and Cast Away, earned his success through hard work and dedication.
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(Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a r...)
Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Forties Gals by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Hundreds of new faces appeared in the motion pictures of the 1940s. Only a few lasted until the end of that decade. And fewer yet were able to establish long-lasting careers as major Hollywood stars. Seven of the most unique and popular actresses that endured from the 1940s are the subjects of The Forties Gals: LAUREN BACALL: one of the most self-willed and vibrant characters ever to appear on the silver screen. SUSAN HAYWARD: a loner, who grew up poor in Brooklyn and vowed to succeed. IDA LUPINO: born in London to a family whose acting reputation dated back to the 16th century, she found success both in front of and behind the camera. VIRGINIA MAYO: producer Samuel Goldwyn’s beautiful answer to movies’ pin-up queen Betty Grable. ANN SHERIDAN: she made a major career out of her “Oomph Girl” screen image as well as showcasing her dynamic screen presence. ESTHER WILLIAMS : the most promising and dazzling ex-swim champion ever to appear onscreen. JANE WYMAN: her acting abilities ranged from dizzy blonde roles to an Academy Award for playing a very dramatic screen part. Each of these Forties Gals is given a chapter of her own, complete with the particulars of her life and career, as well as detailed filmographies. Each feature film listed has production credits, cast credits (with roles), running time, studio, and year of release. The Forties Gals contains vivid in-depth portraits of seven film actresses who aimed for stardom . . . and saw their ambitious dreams come true in the Forties.
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( An authoritative and humorous look at Hollywood's ever-...)
An authoritative and humorous look at Hollywood's ever-changing take on love, romance, and marriage over the decades From steamy silent classics like A Fool There Was to romantic musicals like Grease to epic schmaltz-fests like Titanic, Hollywood historian and bestselling author James Robert Parish provides a very personal (but quite factual) run-down on how the Hollywood dream factory has portrayed love, marriage, and divorce on the big screen. The Hollywood Book of Love reveals in an entertaining fashion how the attitudes and standards the audience absorbs from the movies influence their expectations in real-life relationships. Writing with his trademark dry wit and rich knowledge of American movie history, Parish provides perceptive and amusing takes on 200 feature films and offers tantalizing sidebar factoids on everybody from Liz, Bette, and Bogie, to Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Nicole Kidman.
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(1972, hardcover edition, Castle Books / Book Sales, NY, 7...)
1972, hardcover edition, Castle Books / Book Sales, NY, 722 pages. One of the author's first books. James Robert Parish is now rightly regarded as one of the best authors working within cinema publishing. Here are detailed essays / coverage of some great stars. We're talking about: Theda Bara, Janet Gaynor, Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Loretta Young, Sonja Henie, Linda Darnell, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, Anne Baxter, Carmen Miranda, June Haver, Jeanne Crain, Marilyn Monroe, Sheree North, and Raquel Welch.
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( Jason Biggs started doing commercials at age five, and ...)
Jason Biggs started doing commercials at age five, and made appearances on Broadway and TV. But it was his role in the movie "American Pie" that made him hot property in Hollywood. Readers learn where Biggs' career is headed, what he does with his spare time, what kinds of girls he digs, and more. 8 pages of color photos.
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("Pile out, you tramps. It's the end of the line," begins ...)
"Pile out, you tramps. It's the end of the line," begins Caged, a remarkable on-screen study of women behind bars released by Warner Bros. in 1950. The well-defined conventions of this picture and almost 300 others in the prison film genre are examined. Four subgenres emerge: sociological studies (e.g., I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 1932), raucous comedies (Stir Crazy, 1980), black action pictures (Riot, 1968) and exploitation entries (Chained Heat, 1983). Comprehensive cast/character and technical listings and an essay blending synopsis, contemporary review quotes, production details with costs and analysis are given for each feature. Fully indexed.
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( In her remarkable 62-year career, Katharine Hepburn sta...)
In her remarkable 62-year career, Katharine Hepburn starred in over 40 films, appeared in over 10 Broadway plays, and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning four. Her relationship with actor Spencer Tracy is one of Hollywood's most famous romances; it lasted 25 years until Tracy's death in 1967-never mind that Tracy was married to another woman. In her life Hepburn was an icon of feminism and New England-style forthrightness; as an artist she was a national treasure. Hepburn's death on June 29, 2003, at the age of 96 did little to silence the almost -century-long conversation about her. But one topic remained taboo, despite Hepburn's reputation as being fearlessly honest. Was Katharine Hepburn a lesbian? This biography directly addresses and documents the numerous accounts of Hepburn's lesbian affairs, including her relationships with Laura Harding, Jane Loring, Elissa Landi, Irene Mayer Selznick, Phyllis Wilbourn, and others. In addition, it provides an eye-opening re-examination of the star's most noted "love affairs." Parrish details how Hepburn spun her relationship with billionaire Howard Hughes to appear to be a romance, when in fact it wasn't, and most explosively reveals what caused Hepburn to accept a masochistic, platonic relationship with alcoholic, bisexual actor Spencer Tracy, and to allow it to be characterized as one of the "great loves of the twentieth century." Extensive research and interviews with numerous friends, journalists, and acquaintances separate myth from fact to reveal the real, sometimes conflicted, frustratingly complicated, and always amazing woman behind the painstakingly self-crafted image. James Robert Parish is the author of 20 books on Hollywood, including biographies of Whoopi Goldberg, Gus Van Sant, Rosie O'Donnell, and Whitney Houston. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Debonairs by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Things came easy to him: money, adventure, women. But he did make things easier for lady luck, thanks to his ingenuity, wit, and refined behavior. He enjoyed his success in opulent surroundings, wearing tasteful, expensive, perfect clothing like a second skin. He was the screen’s Debonair—a rather specialized model from Hollywood’s Golden Age. You can still see the likes of him in old movies. The Debonairs probes the intriguing lives of eight leading men of the bygone Tinseltown era; screen stars who most perfectly defined the Debonair manner, morality, and method. Their impressive careers, many major films, colorful lives, and memorable personalities emerge in vivid detail: RAY MILLAND—The quick smile, the easy disposition (and something deeper as displayed in The Lost Weekend) . . . ROBERT MONTGOMERY—Smooth and smart, he was the All-American sophisticate . . . DAVID NIVEN—Lighthearted enthusiasm almost hid the quiet courage of a gentleman . . . WILLIAM POWELL—Suave as silk, he could play a martini-guzzling detective or a bellowing head of the household with equal aplomb . . . GEORGE BRENT—Tough hero (in real life as well) turned light romantic lead . . . MELVYN DOUGLAS—So elegant he must have been born in a dinner jacket . . . REX HARRISON—His greatest professional problem was that he made it all look so easy . . . CARY GRANT—Larcenous or courtly, but always stylish. Whether aristocratic by birth or by training, the Debonair was always the gentleman—even when he was a cad. He made evening clothes respectable, a shoeshine necessary, gallantry indispensible. He flourished during the grim Depression. Now the dapper Debonairs stroll again in this book which contains hundreds of casts and credits of the subjects, pertinent critical judgments, contemporary reviews, and dimensional biographical studies of these gallants and their contemporaries (including the women in their lives). For all time, The Debonairs deftly captures this specialized type of sophisticated screen leading man as we love to remember them: impeccably tailored, unobtrusively rakish, sly, dry—and charming even when they aren’t half trying.
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Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to Hollywood Players: The Thirties by James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard. To be in the movies in the 1930s was to be in the right place at the right time. It was the heyday of Hollywood glitter and glamour. This fact-filled volume of 71 stalwarts from Hollywood’s Golden Age brings it all back in vivid detail. Hollywood, even in its golden years, had only a handful of international box-office names. Right behind them came the second rank: notable, talented players but not quite big enough to often attract top-rung attention from movie historians—until Hollywood Players: The Thirties. With this major work, nearly six dozen important actors and actresses are given their proper due. This volume toasts the working stiffs of the movies. Whether white-furred beauties, cloth-capped cabbies, gun-slinging cops or bad guys, best friends, cute kids or exotic foreigners, they represented The World as Hollywood (and we) saw it. Profiled within are: Eddie Albert, Hardie Albright, Robert Armstrong, Lynn Bari, Binnie Barnes, John Beal, Louise Beavers, Ralph Bellamy, Charles Bickford, John Boles, Mary Brian, Bruce Cabot, Helen Chandler, Mae Clarke, Donald Cook, Buster Crabbe, Richard Cromwell, Constance Cummings, Frances Dee, Brian Donlevy, James Dunn, Ann Dvorak, Sally Eilers, Frances Farmer, Glenda Farrell, Stepin Fetchit, Preston Foster, Skeets Gallagher, William Gargan, Wynne Gibson, Bonita Granville, Mitzi Green, Richard Greene, Phillips Holmes, Ian Hunter, Josephine Hutchinson, Kay Johnson, Allan Jones, Victor Jory, Arline Judge, Paul Kelly, Elissa Landi, Francis Lederer, Eric Linden, Margaret Lindsay, Anita Louise, Paul Lukas, David Manners, Burgess Meredith, Douglass Montgomery, Dickie Moore, Chester Morris, Wayne Morris, Lloyd Nolan, Jack Oakie, Gail Patrick, Roger Pryor, Gene Raymond, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, Simone Simon, Penny Singleton, Anna Sten, Gloria Stuart, Genevieve Tobin, Lee Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, Jane Withers, Anna May Wong, Fay Wray, and Jane Wyatt. In Hollywood Players: The Thirties, the authors provide a memorable panorama of 1930s Hollywood and many of its most appreciated and well-remembered performers.
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This is a follow-up to the enormously successful and critically praised Great Gangster Pictures (Scarecrow, 1976). The authors pick up where the previous volume left off and discuss some 400 genre features, from the very best to the absolute worst, incorporating titles released since 1976 and picking up many titles from earlier decades.
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Pirate films hold a special appeal for movie fans, with swashbuckling heroes performing their derring-do in a bygone era. Full filmographic data are provided for each of the 137 feature and made-for-television pirate films from 1914 through 1992, including complete casts and credits, year of release and studio. Each entry also includes an essay blending plot synopsis and critical commentary.
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The only biography series to include a section on career information. The "Ferguson Career Biographies" series tells the stories of some of the world's most influential and admired people, focusing on the subject's early education and training, challenges faced on the job, important mentors, and career achievements. Students follow each person's journey along one or more career paths and get a sense of the person's historical importance. These unique volumes present important information on each subject's career in a way that makes it easy to integrate into classroom and take-home assignments.
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First edition bound in yellow cloth. A fine copy in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket 4" tear at the rear panel's lower right edge. This tear has resulted increasing along the lower 4" of the panel.
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1973, oversize hardcover edition, A.S. Barnes, NY, 298 pages. Black and white photos / stills throughout. Includes a filmography on each star, plus a listing of the star's stage, radio, TV, nightclub, recording and book writing careers. Includes profiles of: Marjorie Main, Martha Raye, Joan Davis, Judy Canova, and the rather amazing Phyllis Diller.
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An engrossing portrait of the many faceted and highly talented personality. Includes biography and complete lists of Vincent Price on Broadway, in Feature Films, on American Radio and Television, and in Print.
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The second volume in The Great Western Pictures series covers some 400 Westerns, from the classics to the bottom of the barrel. The new book includes titles released since 1976 and adds many films from earlier decades not included in the base volume. In addition to feature films, the book includes the Western as presented in serials, TV movies, and foreign films; unlike the first book, this one takes an in-depth look at many features from the "B" Western genre.
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Popular cult author and show business insider James Parish exposes the scandals that rocked Tinseltown Nothing intrigues the public more than a good, juicy scandal. Add a famous Hollywood star or two to the mix and the nation is hooked. The Hollywood Book of Scandals provides the full account of 32 big, provocative scandals―complete with all the sexy, scintillating, and often shocking details. Written by veteran show business chronicler James Robert Parish, this book dishes the full dirt on: • Bob Crane’s mysterious death • Elizabeth Taylor’s seduction of Eddie Fisher • Robert Mitchum’s arrest for drug possession • Judy Garland’s public meltdown • Errol Flynn’s trial for statutory rape • Winona Ryder’s shoplifting trial More than 100 black-and-white celebrity photos offer readers a close-up look at the leading players in these sordid dramas.
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Providing a detailed look at one of the world's most famous choreographers. Tharp developed a signature style that is now a cornerstone of modern dance.
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With the release of her spectacular new album, I Look to You, it's been confirmed: the diva is back When Sony announced that Whitney Houston was returning to the studio to record her first new album for almost seven years, the music industry and her fans held their breath. Had the legendary singer really overcome the recent problems that had threatened to destroy her career? In this unauthorized and in-depth biography, James Robert Parish charts Whitney's amazing career, from her childhood in a rough New Jersey neighborhood to her thrilling comeback.
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Used as the principle reference source for the syndicated TV series Memories for uncovering actors' past credits. This companion to the Actors volume of The Complete Actors' Television Credits chronicles the individual performances of 1,739 actresses from January 1948 to August 1989. It is the largest and most accurate reference book on the subject, listing their credits for all network, syndicated, and cable entertainment programs, including many rare, never-before-published credits. Like the Actors volume, this cumulates and updates the information for 1950-1985 that appeared in the four highly regarded Actors' Televesion Credits books. Each performer, including 328 new entries, is listed alphabetically. With a 48-page photo spread.
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382 page history of science fiction fiction in cinema. Illustrated history and includes not only the best but also the WORST of the group!
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Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text of The Glamour Girls by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Dwelling in their own special solar system—far beyond mere film stardom or talent, are the Hollywood beauties known as Glamour Girls. Some were little more than animated mannequins daydreaming through movies, human May flies who soared, dazzled, and died all on the same day. Others were far more fortunate. Blessed with ability and determination, they broke free of their golden fetters and showed moviegoers that they were far more than store-window dummies. The most artificial creations of an artificial-loving business, Hollywood’s Glamour Girls were cinema’s Blessed Goddesses. In The Glamour Girls, nine of them are recalled—their films, their off-screen lives, and their special and highly varied brands of witchcraft. JOAN BENNETT—She only wanted to be a normal, upper-class flapper . . . YVONNE DE CARLO—From sumptuous Technicolor celluloid adventures to Broadway’s Follies . . . RITA HAYWORTH—Tigress or Pussycat? . . . AUDREY HEPBURN—The elegant gamine . . . JENNIFER JONES—What lay behind her intense innocence? . . . MARIA MONTEZ—The temperamental beauty who believed too strongly in her publicity hype . . . KIM NOVAK—“Her face is like a sponge that can soak you up”—Life magazine .. . MERLE OBERON—the aristocrat with a hidden past who insisted “I just want to look my best” . . . VERA HRUBA RALSTON—Was her amazing self-confidence justified? The Glamour Girls provides a probing examination of these Silver Screen Beauties—and the men who created these luscious movie icons: David O. Selznick spends a fortune selling Jennifer Jones as a great dramatic actress . . Herbert Yates “gives” Republic Pictures to Vera Hruba Ralston . . . Alexander Korda reconstructs Merle Oberon as an exotic beauty . . . Harry Cohn punishes willful Rita Hayworth by practically inventing luscious Kim Novak . . . and Walter Wanger shoots a film colony rival over Joan Bennett. This meticulous study of cinema glamour is filled with detailed filmographies of its subjects, precise recreations of scores of motion pictures, and telling reviews by contemporary critics who were at the same time caustic and captivated by these legendary love goddesses.
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1972, hardcover edition, Castle Books / Book Sales, NY, 722 pages. One of the author's first books. James Robert Parish is now rightly regarded as one of the best authors working within cinema publishing. Here are detailed essays / coverage of some great stars. We're talking about: Theda Bara, Janet Gaynor, Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Loretta Young, Sonja Henie, Linda Darnell, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, Anne Baxter, Carmen Miranda, June Haver, Jeanne Crain, Marilyn Monroe, Sheree North, and Raquel Welch.
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Parish, James Robert was born on April 21, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Fred Arthur and Ann Lois (Magilevy) Parish.
Bachelor, University of Pennsylvania, 1964; Bachelor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1967.
President Entertainment Copyright Research.Co. Incorporated, New York York City, 1967-1968. Film reporter, reviewer, interviewer Variety, Motion Picture Daily, 1968-1969.
Entertainment publicist Harold Rand & Company, 1969-1970. Free-lance writer, publicist, film book consultant, film reviewer, novelist, since 1970. Acquisition editor Renaissance Books, 1996-1999.
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