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Originally published in 1986, Hollywood Destinies was the first full-length, detailed study of the careers of major European filmmakers, including Ernst Lubitsch, F. W. Murnau, Victor Sjostrom, and Mauritz Stiller, all of whom left their native countries to work in Hollywood during the 1920s. This edition contains recent scholarship on the reception of foreign films and directors in America in the 1920s, analyzes films that were not previously available, and includes a revised and updated bibliography.

Gathers Greene's film writings, and offers a brief introduction to the role of motion pictures in his life and career

Chiefly descendants of Reverend John Graham of Woodbury, Connecticut. "John Graham, son of Andrew of the Grahams of Kincardine and Montrose, born at Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, September 20, 1690. Graduated University of Glasgow, March 10, 1714. Studied Medicine and Theology at Edinburgh. Emigrated from the valley of the Bann between County Antrim and Londonderry, arrived in Boston Aug. 4, 1718"--Page 4. John became a member of the Congregational Church, having been a Presbyterian prior to his coming to America. In Kingston, New Hampshire John met Love Sanborne and they were married on 8 January 1719/20. She was the daughter of Captain Jonathan Sanborne and Elizabeth Sherburn Sanborne of Kingston. In 1722 John and Love settled in Stafford, Connecticut where Love died 1 March 1725/26 while giving birth to stillborn twins. After Love's death, John married Abigail Chauncey of Hadley, Massachusetts on 12 September 1726. She was the daughter of Rev. Isaac and Sarah Blackleech Chauncey. Abigail died "about 1784 in Southbury, Connecticut"--Page 20. John Graham died 11 December 1774 and was buried in the White Oak Cemetery as was his wife Abigail. Includes ancestral pedigree charts for some spouses. Descendants and relatives lived in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, California, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Indiana, Wyoming and elsewhere

Short subject films have a long history in American cinemas. These could be anywhere from 2 to 40 minutes long and were used as a "filler" in a picture show that would include a cartoon, a newsreel, possibly a serial and a short before launching into the feature film. Shorts could tackle any topic of interest: an unusual travelogue, a comedy, musical revues, sports, nature or popular vaudeville acts. With the advent of sound-on-film in the mid-to-late 1920s, makers of earlier silent short subjects began experimenting with the short films, using them as a testing ground for the use of sound in feature movies. After the Second World War, and the rising popularity of television, short subject films became far too expensive to produce and they had mostly disappeared from the screens by the late 1950s. This encyclopedia offers comprehensive listings of American short subject films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

For anyone whose interest lies in the interplay between groups and geometry, these books will be an essential addition to their library.

Texans have two pasts: the one they lived and the one Hollywood created. Cowboys and Cadillacs is a lively exploration of the Texas myth in film.