Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars

Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars
Author: David Quinlan
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Including over 1800 entries, this guide provides a short biography for each star, with a complete filmography of all film, television, voice-overs and guest appearances. Those featured include Jim Carrey, Uma Thurman and Brad Pitt, and there is also updated information on all stars with re-assessments of career turnarounds, such as John Travolta and Tommy Lee Jones.

Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Comedy Stars

Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Comedy Stars
Author: David Quinlan
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1992
Genre: Comedians
ISBN:

This reference guide looks at the career histories of nearly 300 comedy stars, some of whom have a prodigious reputation resting only on one or two outstanding films. The author examines their methds and their sense of physical comedy with background stories as to how comic effects were achieved. Over 350 photographs illustrate entries for nearly 300 comedy stars, including John Cleese, Steve Martin and Danny De Vito and older favourites, the Marx Brothers, Mae West and Danny Kaye. Each entry is accompanied by a complete filmography, including film, TV and guest appearances, plus voice-over narrations and films directed.

The Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors

The Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors
Author: David Quinlan
Publisher: B T Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 327
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780713470413

This is a guide to over 850 character actors and actresses. The people covered include John le Mesurier, Irene Handl, Dora Bryan and Sam Kydd from the British studios, and Elisha Cook, Iris Adrian, Hattie McDaniel and Irving Bacon from Hollywood. There is a photograph to accompany every entry in the book. After a short account of each actor's career and characteristics, all their known film credits are given, including many fleeting appearances never previously recorded, plus shorts and TV movies.

Quinlan's Film Stars

Quinlan's Film Stars
Author: David Quinlan
Publisher: Batsford
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780713486513

This is an A-Z of biographical profiles of filmstars, listing all the films and the years they were made.

Quinlan's Film Stars

Quinlan's Film Stars
Author: David Quinlan
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1999-05-31
Genre: Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN: 9780713484007

A fourth edition of the directory which provides a biography and filmography of each actor considered.

The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors

The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors
Author: David Quinlan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1983
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780389204084

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