Fifty Hollywood Directors
Suzanne Leonard · Yvonne Tasker
Nov 2014 · Routledge
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Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book traces the formative period in commercial cinema when directors went from pioneers to industry heavyweights.
Each entry discusses a director’s practices and body of work and features a brief biography and suggestions for further reading. Entries include:
- Frank Capra
- Cecil B DeMille
- John Ford
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Fritz Lang
- Orson Welles
- DW Griffith
- King Vidor
This is an indispensible guide for anyone interested in film history, Hollywood and the development of the role of the director.
About the author
Yvonne Tasker is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia. She has written, edited and co-edited six books on popular cinema and is the editor of Fifty Contemporary Film Directors.
Suzanne Leonard is Associate Professor of English at Simmons College, USA
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