American Classic Screen Interviews
First appearing in 1976, American Classic Screen was the publishing arm of The National Film Society. Intended for scholars and general readers interested in films from the golden age of cinema and beyond, the magazine ran for a decade and included original interviews, profiles, and articles that delved deep into the rich history of Hollywood. Contributors to the magazine included noted academics in the area of film studies, as well as independent scholars and authors eager to expand the world of cinema. Since the periodical's demise, however, many of the essays and articles have been difficult to find—at best—and in some cases, entirely unavailable.

In American Classic Screen Interviews, editors John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh have assembled some of the most significant and memorable interviews conducted for the magazine over its ten-year history. This collection contains rare conversations with some of the brightest stars of yesteryear, as well as gifted filmmakers, celebrated animators, and highly revered historians, including Fred Astaire, Kevin Brownlow, Frank Capra, Stanley Donen, Olivia DeHavilland, Irene Dunne, Joan Fontaine, Friz Freleng, Margaret Hamilton, Winton C. Hoch, Henry King, Mervyn Le Roy, Fred MacMurray, Glen MacWilliams, Rouben Mamoulian, Clarence "Ducky" Nash, Paul Newman, Hermes Pan, Robert Preston, and Jane Withers. This compendium of interviews recaptures the spirit and scholarship of that time and will appeal to both scholars and fans who have an abiding interest in the American motion picture industry.
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American Classic Screen Interviews
First appearing in 1976, American Classic Screen was the publishing arm of The National Film Society. Intended for scholars and general readers interested in films from the golden age of cinema and beyond, the magazine ran for a decade and included original interviews, profiles, and articles that delved deep into the rich history of Hollywood. Contributors to the magazine included noted academics in the area of film studies, as well as independent scholars and authors eager to expand the world of cinema. Since the periodical's demise, however, many of the essays and articles have been difficult to find—at best—and in some cases, entirely unavailable.

In American Classic Screen Interviews, editors John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh have assembled some of the most significant and memorable interviews conducted for the magazine over its ten-year history. This collection contains rare conversations with some of the brightest stars of yesteryear, as well as gifted filmmakers, celebrated animators, and highly revered historians, including Fred Astaire, Kevin Brownlow, Frank Capra, Stanley Donen, Olivia DeHavilland, Irene Dunne, Joan Fontaine, Friz Freleng, Margaret Hamilton, Winton C. Hoch, Henry King, Mervyn Le Roy, Fred MacMurray, Glen MacWilliams, Rouben Mamoulian, Clarence "Ducky" Nash, Paul Newman, Hermes Pan, Robert Preston, and Jane Withers. This compendium of interviews recaptures the spirit and scholarship of that time and will appeal to both scholars and fans who have an abiding interest in the American motion picture industry.
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Overview

First appearing in 1976, American Classic Screen was the publishing arm of The National Film Society. Intended for scholars and general readers interested in films from the golden age of cinema and beyond, the magazine ran for a decade and included original interviews, profiles, and articles that delved deep into the rich history of Hollywood. Contributors to the magazine included noted academics in the area of film studies, as well as independent scholars and authors eager to expand the world of cinema. Since the periodical's demise, however, many of the essays and articles have been difficult to find—at best—and in some cases, entirely unavailable.

In American Classic Screen Interviews, editors John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh have assembled some of the most significant and memorable interviews conducted for the magazine over its ten-year history. This collection contains rare conversations with some of the brightest stars of yesteryear, as well as gifted filmmakers, celebrated animators, and highly revered historians, including Fred Astaire, Kevin Brownlow, Frank Capra, Stanley Donen, Olivia DeHavilland, Irene Dunne, Joan Fontaine, Friz Freleng, Margaret Hamilton, Winton C. Hoch, Henry King, Mervyn Le Roy, Fred MacMurray, Glen MacWilliams, Rouben Mamoulian, Clarence "Ducky" Nash, Paul Newman, Hermes Pan, Robert Preston, and Jane Withers. This compendium of interviews recaptures the spirit and scholarship of that time and will appeal to both scholars and fans who have an abiding interest in the American motion picture industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810876743
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 07/23/2010
Pages: 286
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John C. Tibbetts is Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies at the University of Kansas. He is the coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film (2005) and author of Composers in the Movies (2005).

James M. Welsh is the cofounder of the journal Literature/Film Quarterly, coeditor of The Literature/Film Reader (2007) and coauthor of The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia (2010), both published by Scarecrow Press.

Table of Contents

Foreword Kevin Brownlow vii

Preface: A Personal Memoir Randy L. Neil xi

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction John C. Tibbetts James M. Welsh xxi

Part I Actors and Actresses

Fred Astaire: The Gentleman Is a Champ Dan Navarro 3

Joan Bennett: Looking Back at a Career That Has Spanned over Fifty Years John A. Gallagher 10

Buster Crabbe: Still Moving John C. Tibbetts 16

"Perfect Manners": An Interview with Olivia de Havilland James V. D'Arc 25

A Visit with Irene Dunne: An Exclusive Interview James Bawden 31

Joan Fontaine: A Recent Interview Doug McClelland 37

Margaret Hamilton Gregory J. Catsos 45

The MacMurrays at Home: A Double Portrait Dan Navarro 56

Mike Mazurki: Hollywood's Favorite Tough Guy Bill Kelly 64

Twenty-Five Years with the Golden Boy (Paul Newman) Chuck Sack 68

Robert Preston Talks about Typecasting, Cecil B. DeMille, and Victor/Victoria John C. Tibbetts 73

Esther Ralston William M. Drew 79

America's Boyfriend: The Early Years (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) Stan Singer 89

The Beautiful Brat: A Visit with Jane Withers Dan Navarro 97

Part II Behind the Camera: The Directors

Frank Capra: A Lighthouse in a Foggy World William M. Drew 107

Stanley Donen John C. Tibbetts 112

Hollywood Royalty: Conversations with Henry King-Remembering a Distinguished Directing Career in Hollywood Spanning Forty-Seven Years Rev. Gene Phillips, S.J. 116

Mervyn LeRoy William Hare 125

Rouben Mamoulian: An Exclusive Interview William Hare 131

Part III Behind the Camera: The Craftsmen

Bernard Brown: A Profile of "Mr. Hollywood" John C. Tibbetts 147

"I Never Saw a Mountain I Wouldn't Climb": An Interview with Hollywood Cinematographer William Clothier John Gallagher 159

Winton Hoch: "Master of Technicolor" John Gallagher 167

In Step with Hermes Pan Lenna DeMarco 175

Glen MacWilliams: Following the Sun with a Veteran Hollywood Cameraman John C. Tibbetts 182

Part IV Animation

From Kansas City to Hollywood: Friz Freleng John C. Tibbetts 197

Ollie Johnston on "Classic" Disney Animation John Tibbetts Frank Thompson Jim Welsh 209

Lord Love a Duck! Fifty Happy Years with Donald . . . (Clarence "Ducky" Nash) Fr. Robert Murphy 218

Part V Film Historians

An Interview with Kevin Brownlow John C. Tibbetts 225

Adventures in Film History with William K. Everson John C. Tibbetts 232

Index 241

About the Editors 259

About the Contributors 261

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