The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Record Details:

Title:
The world film encyclopedia
Date:
1933
Publisher:
London : The Amalgamated Press Ltd.
Volume:
The world film encyclopedia (1933)
Leaf #:
00034
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Yearbook
Collection:
Year Book
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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26 HOW TO USE THE BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION The biographies of over 1,000 Film Players, Directors, and others, are planned as follows : — ■ They are arranged in three paragraphs. The first is a summary of all the descriptive particulars available about each personality set out in the following order : Real name ; place of birth ; date of birth : parents ; colouring ; height ; -weight ; education ; marriages ; children ; death. This is followed by a brief survey of the personality s career which forms the second paragraph. Dates, where given in relation to film appearances, relate to production and not release, which is often a year later. The third paragraph contains as complete a list as is available of the films in which each persGnality has appeared. The titles are accompanied by the name of the producing company {or, where that is not available, the releasing company). Abbreviations The following is a list of the abbreviations used in the first paragraphs : — B Born P . . . . , , . . Parents Ht Height Wt Weight Ed . . . . . . . . Educated M Married Div . . . . . . . . A divorce has taken place Dau . . . . . . . . Daughter D Died In the lists of films the producing companies are given variously in abbreviated or full form. A complete list of these, with particulars of their activities and countries is given at the end of the hook. {See page 485.)