2001, ISBN: 9780786410590

McFarland & Company. Good. 8.5 x 1.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover. 2001. Second edition. 591 pages. Ex-library. Dent at bottom of front cover<br>This grea tly expanded (over 18,500 en… Mehr…

McFarland & Company. Good. 8.5 x 1.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover. 2001. Second edition. 591 pages. Ex-library. Dent at bottom of front cover<br>This grea tly expanded (over 18,500 entries versus 9,000 in the earlier edi tion) and updated edition includes everyone from John Aasen, an 8 -foot, 9-inch circus star who appeared in silent film comedies, t o Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, who invented the iconoscope and kinesc ope that together constituted the first all-electronic television system. This is the most complete necrology available on people from the silent era.<BR The entries are arranged alphabetically b y professional name, and include birth and death dates, the place of birth and death, real name when it differs from the professio nal name, married name for women, birth certificate date when ava ilable, age at death, and bibliographic data of any autobiography or biography. When available the cause of death is also provided . Following these data, there is a reference to any obituary prin ted in The New York Times, Variety or, occasionally, another publ ication, including the obituary's headline. Editorial Reviews F rom Library Journal The late Vazzana has left a fine legacy to fi lm fans with this huge necrology of silent film performers, direc tors, executives, producers, cinematographers, stunt performers, publicists, composers, inventors, and others involved in the indu stry's early days. Over twice the size of the first edition (LJ 6 /15/95), this work aims to be as comprehensive as possible, offer ing 18,500+ entries on the international silent film scene. Alpha betically arranged by professional name, the brief entries includ e birth and death dates, place of birth and death, real names (wh ere applicable), age at death, and the bibliographic data of any autobiography or biography. When available, the cause of death is also provided, as is a reference to any obituary printed in the New York Times, Variety, or other significant publication. Unfort unately, there are no indexes or other supplements, so it's impos sible to locate individuals easily by year of birth or death, met hod of death, etc., but other resources can provide that informat ion. For such specialized lists, the user can cross-check Everett Jarvis's Final Curtain (Carol, 1998. 9th ed.), although it cover s only a subset of what Vazzana covers. Although the typeface is on the small side, bolded names throughout make it easy to locate entries quickly, and cross references to stars' mates add to the overall utility. An excellent addition to the growing film necro logy library, supplementing Paul Donnelly's Fade to Black (Omnibu s, 2001), Billy Doyle's The Ultimate Directory of Film Technician s (LJ 6/15/99), Harris Lentz's Obituaries in the Performing Arts (McFarland, annual), Variety Obituaries: 1905-1990 (Garland, 1989 ), and the above-mentioned Final Curtain. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries. Anthony J. Adam, Prairie View A&M Univ., TX Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Fr om Booklist This volume provides birth and death dates and places , real and married names, age at death, cause of death (if availa ble), and citations for obituaries and other biographical informa tion for approximately 18,500 individuals associated with the sil ent film industry, more than doubling the number of entries in th e previous edition. RBB Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author The late Eugene Michael Va zzana, who died on January 1, 2001, was a journalist in New York City. ., McFarland & Company, 2001, 2.5<