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A Film Research Guide: Directors, Screenwriters, & Actors
Includes well-researched profiles for noteworthy figures in popular culture and society, including film and the media. More than a sketch, profiles include information on the person's early life, influences and career development.
Volumes devoted to Directors/Filmmakers, Actors, Writers and Production Artists, and their films. Profiles focus on the person's unique contributions to film.
Gale Literature Criticism Online
Use the search box below to find biographical information on screenwriters and directors as well as a collection of extensive critical analysis of their work.
Oxford Reference Online includes a range of reference books covering cultural and media studies. Use the search box at the top right to find entries for a particular person.
MLA International includes journal articles, books, and dissertations in literature, folklore, and the dramatic arts. To focus on biographical information, add the word "biography" or "autobiography" to a search on a person's name.
Project Muse includes articles from scholarly journals in the humanities. To focus on biographical information, add the word "biography" or "autobiography" to a search on a person's name.
JSTOR is a scholarly journal archive. To focus on articles with biographical information, add the word "biography" or "autobiography" to a search on a person's name.
JSTOR has provided complimentary access during Covid to JSTOR Archives & Primary Source Collections until June 30, 2021.