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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.

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TextUse in library PN1995.9.D35 S38 1988Off-site

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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
  • Bibel
  • Deaf in motion pictures
  • Deaf > United States > Social conditions
  • Motion pictures > United States > History
  • Deafness > psychology
  • Motion Pictures as Topic > history
  • Deaf > Social conditions
  • Motion pictures
  • Gehörlosigkeit
  • Geschichte
  • Film
  • United States
  • Los Angeles- Hollywood
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