Description
Book SynopsisA follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world.
Trade ReviewLarger libraries will find this volume a good supplement to their film reference sources, and serious film buffs will want it for their home libraries. * Library Journal *
Taken individually or as a group, these necrologies stand as useful reference works for the film scholar or enthusiast. This work is recommended for academic and public libraries that support a strong interest in film studies. * American Reference Books Annual *
Doyle's volumes are a staggering achievement...It's hard to imagine anyone challenging Doyle. * Movie Collector's World *
I found it to be a reliable resource with no missing actors that I could determine. -- Paul Holbrook * The Big Reel *
...an excellent, comprehensive compendium for serious film scholars... * CHOICE *
