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Hollywood Biographies, Commentaries and Gossip - Page 2

These books are a small sampling of the reading that is possible concerning Hollywood and movie making. A true representation of the readings needed for film literacy with be staggering. So enjoy this list and rad the question carefully. It's not how many you have read, but how many you want to read.
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Duty, Honor, Applause: America's Entertainers in World War II (Gary L. Bloomfield, Arlen C. Davidson)
Duty, Honor, Applause: America's Entertainers in World War II
Gary L. Bloomfield, Arlen C. Davidson
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B-Movies in the 90s and Beyond (J.R. Bookwalter)
B-Movies in the 90s and Beyond
J.R. Bookwalter
43
Groucho and Me (Groucho Marx)
Groucho and Me
Groucho Marx
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion (John Lahr)
Notes on a Cowardly Lion
John Lahr
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Directors: The All-Time Greats (Neil Sinyard)
Directors: The All-Time Greats
Neil Sinyard
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Silent Cinema (Paolo Cherchi Usai)
Silent Cinema
Paolo Cherchi Usai
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Pola Negri: The Hollywood Years (Tony Villeco)
Pola Negri: The Hollywood Years
Tony Villeco
48
Mabel Normand: The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap (Timothy Dean Lefler)
Mabel Normand: The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap
Timothy Dean Lefler
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A Companion to Film Noir (Andrew Spicer, Helen Hanson)
A Companion to Film Noir
Andrew Spicer, Helen Hanson
50
The Star Machine (Jeanine Basinger)
The Star Machine
Jeanine Basinger
51
Scandals of Classic Hollywood (Anne Helen Petersen)
Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Anne Helen Petersen
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Hollywood by Hollywood (Steven Cohan)
Hollywood by Hollywood
Steven Cohan
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock N' Roll Generation Changed History (Peter Biskind)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock N' Roll Generation Changed History
Peter Biskind
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My Wonderful World of Slapstick (Keaton)
My Wonderful World of Slapstick
Keaton
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Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling (David Bordwell)
Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling
David Bordwell
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All About All About Eve (Sam Stagg)
All About All About Eve
Sam Stagg
57
My Life and My Films (Jean Renoir)
My Life and My Films
Jean Renoir
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Pictures Will Talk: The Life & Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Kenneth L. Geist)
Pictures Will Talk: The Life & Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Kenneth L. Geist
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Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis (Ed Sikov)
Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis
Ed Sikov
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Pauline Kael: 'A Life in the Dark' (Brian Kellow)
Pauline Kael: 'A Life in the Dark'
Brian Kellow
61
The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark (Robert K. Elder)
The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark
Robert K. Elder
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Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas (Dale Pollock)
Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas
Dale Pollock
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The Films in My Life (François Truffaut)
The Films in My Life
François Truffaut
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Henry Bumstead: Hollywood Art Direction (Andrew Horton)
Henry Bumstead: Hollywood Art Direction
Andrew Horton
65
Alfred Hitchcock a Life in Darkness and Light (Patrick McGilligan)
Alfred Hitchcock a Life in Darkness and Light
Patrick McGilligan
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