Books in the Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies series

This is the book for the serious DiMaggio and sports-as-culture buff. USA Today Anyone serious about building an excellent baseball library or interested in the role of sports in American society should get a copy of this book.

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The world-weary cynicism, the acceptance of chaos, and the inevitability of the fading of romance that seem to characterize a post-holocaust generation make Keaton a favorite with today's audiences;

"All students of the Great Man's'career will have to rely on this work. . . . Perhaps Gehring's greatest contributio here is his discussion of 23 sketches that Fields copyrighted that are now in the Library of Congress." Choice

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"Meant to be a field guide for further research, it pitches to the most erudite echelons of Elvis fandom without going over the heads of the masses. It is also easily the coolest, most reasonable book about the Kink yet." Booklist

A study which offers a summary of Dylan's life and an analysis of his pivotal role in popular music. His songs, writings, recordings, concerts and film and television appearances are all documented, together with a number of facts and myths, and an assessment of writings about him.

Chronicling Shirley Temple Black's various careers, this work spans the years from her childhood at the studio and at home through her waning success during adolescence, to her diplomatic and political pursuits.

In addition to providing a biography, the author explores Disney's impact on American mass media and popular culture. A bibliographic essay examines sources of Disney scholarship, including a listing of resources available at the Walt Disney Archives in Burbank, California.

This provocative work analyzes Mae West's long life and productive career in three major phases: the early theater years, her meteoric film career in the thirties, and her subsequent life as a popular culture legend.

The second section is concerned with the influences of the Marx Brothers as icons of anti-establishment comedy, as contributors to developments in American comedy, as early examples of saturation comedy, and as a crucial link between silent films and the talkies.

More than forty years after his death, Humphrey Bogart remains a symbol of the Golden Age of Hollywood and a popular culture icon.

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Peter Valenti presents an objective evaluation of Flynn's impact on both American popular culture and the development of motion pictures.

In film history, Wayne has a place as one of the great stars, perhaps even one of the great actors. This book provides a full introduction to the study of John Wayne: his life, the components of his image, and the resources available for further inquiry.

This book presents a combined biographical, critical, and bibliographical estimate of Laurel & Hardy's significance in film comedy, the arts in general, and as popular culture icons.