Anthony Slide is the author or editor of more than 200 works on the history of popular entertainment. Among his achievements are the first volumes on early American cinema, the Vitagraph Company, early women directors, the cinema and Ireland, and many more. His books have been honored by the American Library Association as Outstanding Reference Sources of the Year, and by Choice Magazine as Outstanding Academic Books of the Year. In 1990, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Bowling Green University, at which time he was hailed by Lillian Gish as “our pre-eminenent historian of the silent film.”
[E]xpertly marshals historical data to offer a persuasive
perspective on the active and dynamic roles that women performed in
the evolution of the art of film. This tight, succinct, cogent
volume shines a deserved light on talented but neglected
auteurs...and by so doing reveals priceless treasures of the silver
screen. Recommended as a solid little gem for all collections.--
"Choice Reviews"
In his new foreword, Slide acknowledges how much information--and
how many films--have been uncovered in the years since he first
wrote his text. This essay is worth the price of the new edition by
itself. Slide is not shy about expressing his sometimes-acerbic
opinions, but he also provides a wealth of information about these
often-forgotten females. Film historians everywhere should applaud
the return of two such important books.--Leonard Maltin
Slide gives voice to, contextualizes, and documents the lives and
accomplishments of these no-longer-silent feminists.-- "Feminist
Collections: A Quarterly Of Women's Studies Resources"
Slide's book is there because he is aware of the interest in women
filmmakers -- and aware, too, that it is easier to research the
thirties and forties, and that most 'historians' in this area
ignore the silent period as though it doesn't exist. His book,
covering the silent period and especially the early years, does all
the work for them -- but makes no extravagant auteurist or feminist
claims....The historical research is thorough, the critical
evaluations sound, and he has taken the trouble to interview as
many people as possible to get first-hand information.....it is
well-considered, well-researched.-- "Films In Review"
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