Daniel C. Blum (1899–1965)
Autor(a) de A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen
About the Author
Image credit: Daniel C. Blum [1921 passport photo]
Obras por Daniel C. Blum
A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985, 6th Enlarged Edition (1986) 13 exemplares, 1 crítica
Daniel Blum's theatre world 3 exemplares
A New Pictorial History of the Movies 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Blum, Daniel Charles
- Outros nomes
- Blum, Daniel
- Data de nascimento
- 1899-10-01
- Data de falecimento
- 1965-02-24
- Localização do túmulo
- Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Locais de residência
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Ocupações
- film historian
film archivist
Membros
Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 58
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 535
- Popularidade
- #46,549
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 10
- ISBN
- 27
I might have rated this five stars if not for the substandard picture quality. This may be down to my downloading a free PDF copy from Open Library, as the pages are all scanned by what looks like someone in a rush. By that I mean numerous pages have one edge or the other missing, while other pages are anything but straight.
Many photos were faint or blurry, and in some instances people's faces are white over, devoid of eyes, nose, and mouth, though this may also be down specifically to my scanned copy. I'd like to think that if anyone bought a hard copy that the photos would be of a better standard. Most of the bigger photos, particularly those that fill an entire page, are clear and of good quality.
Text-wise, the writing is simple and to the point. It's an easy read, but owing to lack of space, nothing goes into great detail, but then you wouldn't expect it to, it being a pictorial history.
I'm a fan of several stars featured in this book, such Mary Pickford, Janet Gaynor, and Harold Lloyd, but it also introduced me to a lot of people I've never heard of. It's sad, really, that so many famous actors and actresses are now remembered by so few.… (mais)