Hollywood Songsters: Singers Who Act and Actors Who Sing
Subtitle: A Biographical Dictionary
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 13, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1200
ISBN-13: 9780415937757
First sentence: In the 1960s and 1970s, Dolly Parton rose from being a relatively unknown country-music singer to a superstar and first-class performer, becoming not only a top record seller and songwriter, but also a movie personality.
Description: For fans of musicals, singing, Hollywood history, and the lives of stars, no other work equals this new three-volume reference to the on- and off-camera careers of more than 100 performers who made major contributions to the American screen musical. From June Allyson to Mae West, Hollwood Songsters provides a detailed narrative-ranging from 2,000 to 5000 words each-of the lives and careers of stars forever etched in our memories. Each entry includes a filmography, discography (of both albums and CDs), Broadway appearances, radio work, television appearances and series, and a full-page photo of the subject. This is the ideal reference work for everyone one from the mildly curious to the devoted fan.