Film It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Movie Musical

by Thomas Hischak

Book Overview

This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the musicals and the artists who made them. Film entries range from the legendary The Jazz Singer in 1927 to Fantasia 2000. Artists ranging from Gene Kelly to Elvis Presley, Busby Berkeley, and John Travolta are included, as are musicians as varied as Irving Berlin, Paul Williams, and the Beatles. Entries also detail animated musicals,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313315388
• ISBN13: 9780313315381
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"