Overview

The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia provides 360 brief biographies of African American film and television actresses from the silent era to 2009. It includes entries on well-known and nearly forgotten actresses, running the gamut from Academy Award and NAACP Image Award winners to B-film and blaxpoitation era stars. Each entry has a complete filmography of the actress's film, TV, music video or short film credits. The work also features more than 170 photographs, some of them rare images from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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9781476691404

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"""should serve as a useful reference in academic and public libraries""--Booklist; ""unique...as the first encyclopedia of its kind, it is indispensable for those studying women, film, and television. Essential""--Choice; ""a unique resource...recommended""--Reference Reviews; ""elegant prose and fascinating subjects make this landmark feminist reference work difficult to put down...remarkably readable and engaging...highly recommended""--Feminist Collections."

should serve as a useful reference in academic and public libraries --Booklist; unique...as the first encyclopedia of its kind, it is indispensable for those studying women, film, and television. Essential --Choice; a unique resource...recommended --Reference Reviews; elegant prose and fascinating subjects make this landmark feminist reference work difficult to put down...remarkably readable and engaging...highly recommended --Feminist Collections.

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The late Bob McCann was the editor-in-chief at Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing in New York.

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