pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
Visit our new collection website www.collectionsforschool.co.uk
     
Email: Subscribe to news & offers:
Need assistance? Log In/Register


Item Details
Title: STARDUST AND SHADOWS
CANADIANS IN EARLY HOLLYWOOD
By: Charles Foster
Format: Hardback

List price: £14.99
Our price: £12.37
Discount:
17.5% off
You save: £2.62
ISBN 10: 1550023489
ISBN 13: 9781550023480
Availability: Reprinting. This item may be subject to delays or cancellation.
 Delivery rates
Stock: Currently 0 available
Publisher: DUNDURN GROUP LTD
Pub. date: 28 August, 2000
Pages: 408
Synopsis: "You'll like Louis Mayer," Mary Pickford told Charles Foster in 1943. "He is from Canada, too." As Foster was soon to discover, Mayer was not alone: a great many of those who helped shape Hollywood into the movie capital of the world were Canadian. Stardust and Shadows brings together the stories of 18 Canadians who were celebrities during Hollywood's formative years. Most of those profiled were known to Foster, and stories they told him about Hollywood's early days, enhanced by many years of research and interviews with other living performers and directors from the silent movie era, reveal a never-before-seen look at what the movie industry was really like in those early days. This is Canadian history that has never been told, and many of the startling stories and secrets of Hollywood's past are revealed here for the first time. Celebrities profiled: May Irwin, Al and Charles Christie, Joe and Sam De Grasse, Marie Dressler, Allan Dwan, Florence La Badie, Florence Lawrence, Del Lord, Louis B. Mayer, Sidney Olcott, Jack Pickford, Mary Pickford, Marie Prevost, Mack Sennett, Douglas Shearer, Norma Shearer.
Illustrations: b/w photos
Publication: Canada
Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd
Returns: Returnable
Some other items by this author:
A SWORD FORGED
ALTRUISM, WELFARE AND THE LAW (PB)
APIL GUIDE TO TRIPPING AND SLIPPING CASES (PB)
APIL GUIDE TO TRIPPING AND SLIPPING CASES (PB)
APPROPRIATIONS, ECONOMY, AND REFORM
APPROPRIATIONS, ECONOMY, AND REFORM. SPEECH OF HON. CHARLES FOSTER, OF OHIO, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AUG. 14, 1876
BEING A BEAST
BEING A BEAST (HB)
BEING A BEAST (PB)
BEING A HUMAN (HB)
BEING A HUMAN (HB)
BEING A HUMAN (PB)
BUILDING WITH MEN (HB)
CANADIANS IN GOLDEN AGE HOLLYWOOD 2-BOOK BUNDLE
CHOOSING LIFE, CHOOSING DEATH
CHOOSING LIFE, CHOOSING DEATH (PB)
CIRCULAR INSTRUCTIONS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
CIVIL ADVOCACY
CIVIL ADVOCACY
CIVIL ADVOCACY
CIVIL ADVOCACY
CIVIL ADVOCACY
CIVIL ADVOCACY (HB)
CIVIL ADVOCACY (PB)
COMPLETE DAMBUSTERS (PB)
CRY OF THE WILD (PB)
DEPRESSION (HB)
DONALD BRIAN (PB)
DUNDURN PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY BUNDLE - THEATRE
ELEMENTS OF MEDICAL LAW (HB)
ELEMENTS OF MEDICAL LAW (PB)
FAITHS LOST AND FOUND
FEEL BETTER FASTER (HB)
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS (CLASSIC REPRINT) (PB)
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS (HB)
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS (HB)
FIRST STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET IN GOSPEL PATHS (HB)
GUY GIBSON AND HIS DAMBUSTER CREW
HUMAN DIGNITY IN BIOETHICS AND LAW
HUMAN DIGNITY IN BIOETHICS AND LAW
HUMAN DIGNITY IN BIOETHICS AND LAW (PB)
HUMAN THRIVING AND THE LAW (PB)
IDENTITY, PERSONHOOD AND THE LAW (PB)
IN THE HOT UNCONSCIOUS (PB)
JESUS INQUEST (PB)
LAND IS ALWAYS WAITING (HB)
LAW AS A MORAL AGENT
LITTLE BROWN SEA
LITTLE BROWN SEA (HB)
LUSANSU LUA NKAND' A NZAMBI (HB)
LUSANSU LUA NKAND' A NZAMBI...
MEDICAL LAW PRECEDENTS FOR LAWYERS (HB)
MEDICAL LAW: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION (PB)
MEDICAL MISTAKES (HB)
NEW LIGHTS ON OLD PATHS (PB)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN PARADISE
ONCE UPON A TIME IN PARADISE
ONCE UPON A TIME IN PARADISE (HB)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN PARADISE (PB)
REGULATING HEALTHCARE QUALITY (PB)
SACRED JOURNEY (HB)
SCREAMING SKY (HB)
SCREAMING SKY SIGNED EDITION (HB)
STARDUST AND SHADOWS
STARDUST AND SHADOWS
STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG
STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG (HB)
STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG (HB)
STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG (PB)
STORY OF THE GOSPEL (PB)
THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE OF CHRIST; THE COMPLE (PB)
THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY (PB)
THE LAW AND ETHICS OF DEMENTIA
THE LAW AND ETHICS OF DEMENTIA
THE LAW AND ETHICS OF DEMENTIA (HB)
THE SACRED JOURNEY
THE SACRED JOURNEY
THE SELFLESS GENE
THE SELFLESS GENE
THE SELFLESS GENE (PB)
THE SELFLESS GENE (PB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO R (PB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG (HB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR THE YOUNG (PB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION, TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION. TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE ADAPTED TO ALL AGES, BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION. TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE ADAPTED TO ALL AGES, BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION. TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE ADAPTED TO ALL AGES, BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG (HB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION..
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION..
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION.. (HB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION.. (HB)
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION; TOLD IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE ADAPTED TO ALL AGES BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL (HB)
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL (PB)
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL, OR, OUR SAVIOUR (PB)
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL, OR, OUR SAVIOUR'S LIFE ON EARTH
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL, OR, OUR SAVIOUR'S LIFE ON EARTH
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL, OR, OUR SAVIOUR'S LIFE ON EARTH (HB)
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL...
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL;
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL; OR, OUR SAVIOURS LIFE ON EARTH. TOLD IN WORDS, EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND
THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL; OR, OUR SAVIOURS LIFE ON EARTH. TOLD IN WORDS, EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND (HB)
TRACKING THE ARK OF THE COVENANT (PB)
TRACKING THE ARK OF THE COVENANT (PB)
TRIPPING AND SLIPPING CASES: A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE (PB)
WIRED FOR GOD?
WIRED FOR GOD? (PB)
WIRED FOR GOD? (PB)

TOP SELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY
Harry Potter's London the Film Location Walk (Sheet map, folded)
By: Paul Garner
Louis London Walks
Our Price : £2.24
more details
Erotic Vagrancy (Hardback)
By: Roger Lewis
Quercus Publishing
Our Price : £21.90
more details
The Moon's a Balloon (Paperback)
By: David Niven
Penguin Books Ltd
Our Price : £8.02
more details
Star Wars - the Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (Hardback)
By: Pablo Hidalgo, Chris Trevas, Jeff Carlisle
Titan Books Ltd
Our Price : £12.40
more details
Total Recall (Paperback)
By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Our Price : £8.02
more details
BROWSE FOR BOOKS IN RELATED CATEGORIES
 THE ARTS
 performing arts
 films, cinema


Information provided by www.pickabook.co.uk
SHOPPING BASKET
  
Your basket is empty
  Total Items: 0
 

NEW
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
By: SARA KHAN
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
add to basket

Learning
That''s My Story!: Drama for Confidence, Communication and C...
By: ADAM POWER-ANNAND
The ability to communicate is an essential life skill for all children, underpinning their confidence, personal and social wellbeing, and sense of self.
add to basket