Bücher der Reihe Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts

A reference guide to Richard Burton's international career, including his performances in 28 professional stage productions, 60 films and many performances for television, radio and recordings. Included are details of his seven Academy Award nominations and his life off-stage with Elizabeth Taylor.

Still a highly visible figure, she has long been known for social activism and her support of people victimized by poverty and political misfortune. Through a concise biography and extensive annotated entries, this volume is a comprehensive guide to Joan Baez's tremendous contribution to music and to American social history.

This book is a comprehensive reference to the life and work of Donna Reed for use by researchers as well as fans. Performing arts researcher Brenda Scott Royce has compiled a self-contained reference work to Donna Reed's career and life.

This is the most definitive survey yet of Alice Faye's unique career in film, recording, broadcasting, and on stage.

This reference provides a complete and concise record of the life and work of Oliver Smith, one of the foremost set designers of modern American theater. An annotated bibliography of works by and about Smith provides additional information, and an index provides a means of accessing topics alphabetically.

Born in 1916 in La Jolla, California, Gregory Peck took up acting in college on a lark that would lead to a career. From the 1940s to the present, he has played some of film's most memorable and admired characters. This volume provides complete information about Gregory Peck's work in film, television, radio, and the stage.

This new book contains the most comprehensive bibliography of Ethel Merman's work and materials written on this great American entertainer.

Lauren Bacall's life has been widely covered by the media ever since her screen debut in To Have and Have Not with Humphrey Bogart in 1944.

Memorable Broadway roles are illustrated with scenes from Streetcar, The Fourposter (with Hume Cronyn, 1951), Five Finger Exercise (1959), A Delicate Balance (with Cronyn, 1966), The Gin Game (1977), Rose (1981), and Foxfire (with Cronyn, 1982).

The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances. Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career.

The never before published Civil Aeronautics Board investigative report of the airplane crash in which she died, fifteen previously unpublished photographs, and detailed examination of many articles, biographies, and film history books that deal with some aspect of her life and/or career make this bio-bibliography an excellent resource.

This is the most comprehensive study to date of the work of Milos Forman, best known for his Academy Award winning direction of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984).

A detailed and annotated study of Welles' career in the arts from early radio days to his final film work, with special attention to the widely various critical and public receptions he received: young genius, spoiled brat, showman, mammoth failure and master of his art.

This bio-bibliography provides an overview of the life and career of this superstar, and, unlike other biographies, it gives as much weight to Grant the star as it does to Grant the private person. The book contains several sections that highlight individual aspects of Grant's life and career.

James Mason broke into British films in 1935 after a few years working on the stage. He worked steadily in the years that followed, appearing in nearly 50 feature films from 1963 until his death in 1984.

Though starring in only some twenty films and two engagements on Broadway, Audrey Hepburn earned her reputation through the quality of her work rather than the quantity of her performances.

Robert Mitchum's bad boy reputation that colors his public profile has been both earned and undeserved. The final word here on various rumors and stories comes from the confirmations, clarifications and corrections made by Robert Mitchum during an interview with the author and in correspondence with several members of the Mitchum family.

A directory to the life and career of the entertainer Gordon MacRae, tracing his rise from child performer to award-winning star. A biography is followed by sections on each of his media credits, listing his achievements in film, records, theatre, television, nightclubs and radio.

As with her film career, her broadcasting work was diverse, including appearances in dramas, comedies, talk shows, variety revues, and game shows. The book also includes information about recordings of Sheridan's songs, the various awards and honors that she won, and magazine covers on which she appeared.

Bing Crosby recorded nearly 2,000 songs, appeared in more than 100 films, starred in radio shows for nearly 30 years, and remained a hit on television for 25 years.

People today remember Jayne Mansfield as a famous Hollywood movie star. Through her constant exposure in the press, she gave the public the false impression that she was a major movie star. This book charts the captivating life and career of Jayne Mansfield.

Eleanor Powell began her notable career at age 12, with an appearance at a supper show at an Atlantic City hotel. This book details her life and career. A concise biography overviews the principal events in the life and work of Eleanor Powell.

Miss Faris provides a detailed record of Ginger Roger's life and career, painting a picture of her as one of the most versatile performers in the United States. The volume begins with a short biography of Ginger Rogers, along with a succinct chronology of the major events in her life and career.

Rock Hudson rose to stardom as the virile hero of adventure films, and he then gained a flurry of female fans by starring in melodramas, like Magnificent Obsession. He also had a successful stage and television career. This book charts Rock Hudson's rise as a celebrity until his death from AIDS.

From the early days of his stage career in the decades before World War I through his unparalleled comeback after World War II, Al Jolson was billed as The World's Greatest Entertainer. Appendices list stage shows based on Jolson's life, along with newsreels, cartoons, awards, and endorsements related to his career.

One of the most enchanting figures of the silver screen, Ronald Colman appeared in such classic films as Beau Geste, The Prisoner of Zenda, Lost Horizon, and A Tale of Two Cities.

This study of the career of Robert Wise, the director of such classic films as "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" combines cast and crew credits, critical responses, awards and nominations, production notes and comments from the director himself.

A detailed and annotated study of Widmark's life and career in radio, stage, television and film. He established himself as a durable leading man in over 60 full-length films of various genres, though never quite achieving the top flight of stardom.

George Sidney directed a number of popular Hollywood films, such as Anchors Aweigh, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, and Bye Bye Birdie. But despite the popularity of his films, Sidney has been a largely unheralded figure in film history.

His innovations as a choreographer, dance director, and creator of musical sequences forever changed the presentation of dance on film.