Research Catalog
Hollywood speaks : deafness and the film entertainment industry
- Title
- Hollywood speaks : deafness and the film entertainment industry / John S. Schuchman.
- Author
- Schuchman, John S., 1938-
- Publication
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1988.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN1995.9.D35 S38 1988 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 167 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- Once described as the invisible handicap, deafness remains a mystery to most Americans. From the silent film era to 1986, when deaf actress Marlee Matlin won an Oscar for her performance in Children of a Lesser God, Hollywood has reinforced stereotypical views of deafness and deaf people in nearly two hundred movies and television episodes--front flap.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Filmography: p. 107-155.
- Includes bibliographies and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The silent movie era -- Talking motion pictures, 1929-48 -- The "dummy" stereotype changes, 1948-69 -- Deaf actors appear, 1970-86 -- The impact of television -- Conclusion -- Filmography.
- ISBN
- 0252015266
- 9780252015267
- 9780252068508
- 0252068505
- 9780025201521
- 0025201522
- 0025201526 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 87034287
- OCLC
- ocm17299637
- 17299637
- SCSB-1704106
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library