Robert S. Birchard (1950-2016) was an award-winning film editor and film historian. His "In the Beginning" episode of the Discovery Channel's Hollywood Chronicles series, which he wrote and directed, received a Silver Award at the Houston International Film Festival. He also authored King Cowboy: Tom Mix and the Movies.
""Birchard has unearthed a treasure trove of details regarding
DeMille's career, including the early history of Paramount Pictures
that paralleled his own. What a valuable contribution to film
scholarship!"" -- Leonard Maltin
""Solid, well-researched film history -- the way it ought to be --
refreshingly free of the jargon that has for so long demeaned our
craft."" -- Kevin Brownlow, coproducer and director of Hollywood --
The Pioneers and author of The Parade's Gone By
"Far and away the best film book published so far this year." --
National Board of Review
"It's a fascinating insight into the inner workings of DeMille's
seventy films with such a wealth of evidence and the kind of
precision that gives the reader real confidence in the
trustworthiness of what they are being told." -- Bible Films
Blog
"Hollywood Heritage Newsletter Birchard, an award-winning film
editor and historian, provides 70 short essays focusing on the
films made by DeMille during his five decades in Hollywood.... Will
make a welcome addition to film history libraries." -- Journal of
the West
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