Buzz [electronic resource] : The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley /
Spivak, Jeffrey,1956-
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
2010.
Characterized by grandiose song-and-dance numbers featuring ornate geometric patterns and mimicked in many modern films, Busby Berkeley's unique artistry is as recognizable and striking as ever. From his years on Broadway to the director's chair, Berkeley is notorious for his inventiveness and signature style. Through sensational films like 42nd Street (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Footlight Parade (1933), and Dames (1934), Berkeley sought to distract audiences from the troubles of the Great Depression. Although his bold technique is familiar to millions of moviegoers, Berkeley's lif
Description based upon print version of record.
Characterized by grandiose song-and-dance numbers featuring ornate geometric patterns and mimicked in many modern films, Busby Berkeley's unique artistry is as recognizable and striking as ever. From his years on Broadway to the director's chair, Berkeley is notorious for his inventiveness and signature style. Through sensational films like 42nd Street (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Footlight Parade (1933), and Dames (1934), Berkeley sought to distract audiences from the troubles of the Great Depression. Although his bold technique is familiar to millions of moviegoers, Berkeley's lif
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Actress and son -- In formation -- The show fixer -- A cyclopean vision -- The cinematerpsichorean -- The cancerous tire -- Post-traumatic inspiration -- Buzz's babes -- Art and audacity -- The stage debacle -- Inconsolable -- One last at bat -- Jumping, tapping, diving -- Out of sight -- The ringmaster -- Remember my forgotten director -- The figurehead -- The palmy days -- Epilogue -- On Busby Berkeley's memoirs -- Appendix : the works of Busby Berkeley.
Description based on print version record.
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976.
Choreographers
Motion picture producers and directors