Amazing African American Actors
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Amazing African American Actors
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Author : Jeff C. Young
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2012-07-01
Amazing African American Actors written by Jeff C. Young and has been published by Enslow Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Read about ten important African American actors including: Robeson Robeson, Ossie Davis, Dorothy Dandridge, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie Foxx, and Halle Berry"--Provided by publisher.
Great African Americans In Film
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Author : Janice Parker
language : en
Publisher: New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company
Release Date : 1997
Great African Americans In Film written by Janice Parker and has been published by New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Up-to-date profiles on;* Dorothy Dandridge, Actor* Morgan Freeman, Actor* Hattie McDaniel, Actor* Richard Pryor, Comedian* John Singleton, Director* Cicely Tyson, Actor* Denzel Washington, Actor* PLUS 6 additional 2-page biographies
The First Black Actors On The Great White Way
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Author : Susan Curtis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The First Black Actors On The Great White Way written by Susan Curtis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Why was a nation, so fascinated with firsts, able to forget these black actors and this production so quickly? It is this question that Susan Curtis addresses in The First Black Actors on the Great White Way. Set against the backdrop of transforming theater conventions in the early 1900s and the war in 1917, this important study relates the stories of the actors, stage artists, critics, and many others - black and white - involved in this groundbreaking production. Curtis explores in great depth both the progress in race relations that led to this production and the multifaceted reasons for its quick demise.
African Americans In Film
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Author : Camille R. Michaels
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2017-07-15
African Americans In Film written by Camille R. Michaels and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The whitewashing of roles in films and the lack of representation at awards shows such as the Oscars are only two of the career obstacles African American actors and filmmakers have historically faced. Although blackface is now taboo, racism is still prevalent in Hollywood. Readers explore the causes of the systemic oppression that has made it difficult for African Americans to break into the movie business. Through full-color photographs and primary sources, readers will learn how to become more thoughtful viewers of movies and television.
African Americans In Radio Film And Tv Entertainers
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Author : Linda J. Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-09-02
African Americans In Radio Film And Tv Entertainers written by Linda J. Armstrong and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book is filled with fascinating stories, from the night a shy young woman's play changed Broadway to the day the most successful talk show host in history got her start. Find out about the stage actor who once earned letters in four college sports—and who won academic honors, too. Follow the triumphs and disappointments of some of the most famous black entertainers in our nation's history. Rediscover great personalities who have been forgotten. And learn about how the roles of black performers both changed with and helped changed American society.
Hollywood Black
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Author : Donald Bogle
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-05-07
Hollywood Black written by Donald Bogle and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Performing Arts categories.
The films, the stars, the filmmakers-all get their due in Hollywood Black, a sweeping overview of blacks in film from the silent era through Black Panther, with striking photos and an engrossing history by award-winning author Donald Bogle. The story opens in the silent film era, when white actors in blackface often played black characters, but also saw the rise of independent African American filmmakers, including the remarkable Oscar Micheaux. It follows the changes in the film industry with the arrival of sound motion pictures and the Great Depression, when black performers such as Stepin Fetchit and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson began finding a place in Hollywood. More often than not, they were saddled with rigidly stereotyped roles, but some gifted performers, most notably Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (1939), were able to turn in significant performances. In the coming decades, more black talents would light up the screen. Dorothy Dandridge became the first African American to earn a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Carmen Jones (1954), and Sidney Poitier broke ground in films like The Defiant Ones and1963's Lilies of the Field. Hollywood Black reveals the changes in images that came about with the evolving social and political atmosphere of the US, from the Civil Rights era to the Black Power movement. The story takes readers through Blaxploitation, with movies like Shaft and Super Fly, to the emergence of such stars as Cicely Tyson, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Whoopi Goldberg, and of directors Spike Lee and John Singleton. The history comes into the new millennium with filmmakers Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Ava Du Vernay (Selma),and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther); megastars such as Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Morgan Freeman; as well as Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, and a glorious gallery of others. Filled with evocative photographs and stories of stars and filmmakers on set and off, Hollywood Black tells an underappreciated history as it's never before been told.
The A To Z Of African American Cinema
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Author : S. Torriano Berry
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2009-09-02
The A To Z Of African American Cinema written by S. Torriano Berry and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-02 with Performing Arts categories.
On 4 July, 1910, in 100-degree heat at an outdoor boxing ring near Reno, Nevada, film cameras recorded-and thousands of fans witnessed-former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' reluctant return from retirement to fight Jack Johnson, a black man. After 14 grueling rounds, Johnson knocked out Jeffries and for the first time in history, there was a black heavyweight champion of the world. At least 10 people lost their lives because of Johnson's victory and hundreds more were injured due to white retaliation and wild celebrations in the streets. Public screenings received instantaneous protests and hundreds of cities barred the film from being shown. Congress even passed a law making it a federal offense to transport moving pictures of prizefights across state lines, and thus the most powerful portrayal of a black man ever recorded on film was made virtually invisible. This is but one of the hundreds of films covered in The A to Z of African American Cinema, which includes everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films, brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx can be found in this reference. Through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, black-&-white photos, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, film credits, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history.
Denzel Washington
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Author : Sara McIntosh Wooten
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Denzel Washington written by Sara McIntosh Wooten and has been published by Enslow Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the early 1990s, Denzel Washington was riding high. He had already won an Academy Award for his supporting role as a runaway slave in the film Glory. His astonishing performance in Malcolm X led to more critical praise and another Oscar nomination. Then, with The Pelican Brief, Washington hit true stardom. His blockbuster success in a role intended for a white actor also proved that audiences were ready to see beyond skin color. At home in California, Washington is a devoted husband and father who values his family above his career. At the box office, in films such as Training Day -- for which he took home the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actor -- Washington is a winner with audiences of all ages and races. Today, as he takes on ever more challenging roles, Denzel Washington's star continues to rise. Book jacket.
African Americans And The Oscar
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Author : Edward Mapp
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2008-01-28
African Americans And The Oscar written by Edward Mapp and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-28 with Performing Arts categories.
At the 2007 Academy Awards® ceremony, an unprecedented number of Black performers received acting nominations, and two of the statues awarded that evening went to Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson. Indeed, since 2000, more African Americans have received Oscars than in the previous century. While the last few years have seen more and more Black performers receive acknowledgment by the Academy, it hasn't always been that way. African Americans and the Oscar®: Decades of Struggle and Achievement highlights the advancements Black performers have made on the silver screen and how those performances were honored by the Academy. In the Academy's first 40 years, less than ten African Americans were cited for their work on screen and only two, Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier, received competitive awards before the 1980s. This book profiles all the nominees and recipients of the coveted award in the acting, writing, and directing categories, beginning with the first: McDaniel's Best Supporting Actress win for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939). Each entry, organized chronologically and by name, provides valuable information about how the role or film was viewed during its time and also places it in historical context by drawing connections to other related awards or events in film history. In the introduction, Mapp's overview of the nomination process helps explain the historically low percentage of African Americans who have been nominated or received the honor. Also, appendixes provide lists of non-acting/directing nominees and winners, overlooked performances, and performers of nominated songs. Highlighting the achievements of Sidney Poitier, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Spike Lee, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington and others, this volume provides an enlightening history of the Black experience in Hollywood and will fascinate fans of all ages.
Denzel Washington
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Author : Alex Simmons
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 1997
Denzel Washington written by Alex Simmons and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of the African American actor who won an Academy Award for his role in the movie Glory.