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"The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature" in 4 volumes [2004]
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Oxford Univ Press 11¾x9¼ hardcover set [1/2004] for $595.00

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American History & Contemporary Hollywood Film book by Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Pepper    "American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film" [2005]
by Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Pepper
Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2005] for $21.55
Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $62.00

Columbia Companion to American History on Film    "The Columbia Companion To American History On Film: How The Movies Have Portrayed The American Past" [2004]
Edited by Peter C. Rollins
Columbia Univ Press 10½x7½ hardcover [3/2004] for $93.50

American History On The Screen book by Wendy Wilson & Gerald Herman    "American History On The Screen: Film and Video Resources"
[for grades 6-12; orig 1993, rev 2002]
by Wendy S. Wilson & Gerald H. Herman
looks at 14 films in detail, including "The Patriot" [2000], "Dances With Wolves"
[1990], "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], "American Graffiti" [1973], "Glory" [1989], and "Dr. Strangelove" [1964]; also worksheets & other teaching materials
Walch Education 10¾x8¼ 2nd edition pb [10/2002] for $22.99

Film Nation / Hollywood Looks at U.S. History book by Robert Burgoyne
"Film Nation: Hollywood Looks At U.S. History" [1997]
by Robert Burgoyne
Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [8/97] for $22.50
Univ MN Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/97] out of print/used

Hollywood's America    "Hollywood's America: United States History Through It's Films" [1993]
Edited by Steven Mintz & Randy Roberts
Wiley-Blackwell 8¾x6 pb [8/2001] out of print/used
Brandywine Press 9x6 pb [6/93] out of print/used

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Woody Allen Page
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has won Oscars® for "Annie Hall" [1977] {Best Picture & Best Original Screenplay},
and for "Hannah and Her Sisters" [1986] {Best Original Screenplay}
— out of 21 Oscar nominations [1978-2006]

Robert Altman [1925-2006] Page
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won an Honorary Oscar® in 2006
and was nominated 7 times (1971-2002)

The Hollywood Blacklist Pages
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writer-director-actor Mel Brooks Page
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won an Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for "The Producers" [1968]

Frank Capra [1897-1991] Page
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won an Oscar® for "It Happened One Night" [1934] {Best Director},
an Oscar® for "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" [1936] {Best Director},
and two Oscars® for "You Can't Take It With You" [1938]
{Best Picture & Best Director} — out of 11 Oscar® nominations

Charlie Chaplin [1889-1977] Page
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won an Honorary Oscar® for "The Circus" [1928], an Honorary Oscar® in 1972,
and a Best Original Score Oscar® in 1973 for the re-release of "Limelight" [1952]
— plus 3 Oscar® nominations (1941 & 1948)

Coen Brothers: Joel & Ethan Page
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they won an Oscar® for "Fargo" [1996] {Best Original Screenplay},
and three Oscars® for "No Country for Old Men" [2007]
{Best Picture, Best Director & Best Script Adaptation}
— out of 8 Oscar® nominations [1997-2008]

co-won Oscar for Best Script Adaptation for "Patton" [1970] won Oscar for Best Picture for "The Godfather: Part II" [1974] won Oscar for Best Director for "The Godfather: Part II" [1974] Francis Ford Coppola Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
received 14 Oscar nominations [1971-1991];
won in 1971, 1973 & 1975 (three)

Magic Lantern's "Apocalypse Now" 1979 Movie Page
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Walt Disney [1901-66] Page
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Walt received a record 64 Oscar® nominations [1932-1969],
and won 22 Academy Awards and 4 Honorary Oscars®

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First Motion Picture Unit of World War II
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John Ford [1894-1973] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
John Ford won four Oscars® for Best Director: for "The Informer" [1935],
for "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], for "How Green Was My Valley" [1941],
and for "The Quiet Man" [1952] — plus two nominations (1939 & 1952)

Samuel Fuller [1912-97] Page
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D.W. Griffith [1875-1948] Page
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D.W. Griffith won an Honorary Oscar® in 1936

Magic Lantern's "The Birth of A Nation" 1915 Movie Page

Hispanic-American Cinema Page
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Buster Keaton [1895-1966] Page
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Buster Keaton won an Honorary Oscar® in 1960
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Laurel & Hardy Page
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filmmaker Spike Lee Page
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Harold Lloyd [1893-1971] Page
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Harold Lloyd won an Honorary Oscar® in 1953

silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix [1880-1940] Page
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Edward James Olmos Page
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Sam Peckinpah [1925-84] Page
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Martin Scorsese Page
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won a Best Director Oscar® for "The Departed" [2006]
— out of 8 Oscar nominations [1981-2007]

Preston Sturges [1898-1959] Page
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won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar® for "The Great McGinty" [1940]
and has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

silent movie cowboy star Fred Thomson [1890-1928] Page
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King Vidor [1894-1982] Page
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Raoul Walsh [1887-1980] Page
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Orson Welles [1915-85] Page
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won a shared Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for "Citizen Kane" [1941]
and an Honorary Oscar® in 1971

Magic Lantern's "Citizen Kane" 1941 Movie Page

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	"American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film" [2005] by Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Pepper Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2005] for $21.55 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $62.00
	"The Columbia Companion To American History On Film: How The Movies Have Portrayed The American Past" [2004] Edited by Peter C. Rollins Columbia Univ Press 10½x7½ hardcover [3/2004] for $93.50
	"American History On The Screen: Film and Video Resources" [for grades 6-12; orig 1993, rev 2002] by Wendy S. Wilson & Gerald H. Herman looks at 14 films in detail, including "The Patriot" [2000], "Dances With Wolves" [1990], "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], "American Graffiti" [1973], "Glory" [1989], and "Dr. Strangelove" [1964]; also worksheets & other teaching materials Walch Education 10¾x8¼ 2nd edition pb [10/2002] for $22.99
	"Film Nation: Hollywood Looks At U.S. History" [1997] by Robert Burgoyne Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [8/97] for $22.50 Univ MN Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/97] out of print/used
	"Hollywood's America: United States History Through It's Films" [1993] Edited by Steven Mintz & Randy Roberts Wiley-Blackwell 8¾x6 pb [8/2001] out of print/used Brandywine Press 9x6 pb [6/93] out of print/used

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