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Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner 1918-86, American lyricist and librettist, b. New York City. After two years as a radio scriptwriter, Lerner began an association with the composer Frederick Loewe that resulted in several popular musicals, including Brigadoon (1947, film 1954), Paint Your Wagon (1951, film 1969... Read more
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray , 1921-92, Indian film director, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata). His subtle, austere, and delicately lyrical films made him one of the outstanding filmmakers of the 20th cent.; he was the first Indian director to win international acclaim. During his formative years he was profoundly influen... Read more
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy American film comedy team. The duo consisted of Stan Laurel, 1890-1965, b. Ulverson, England, whose real name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson; and Oliver Hardy, 1892-1957, b. Atlanta, Ga. The thin Laurel and rotund Hardy had occasionally appeared in films together before being purpose... Read more
James Cagney
James Cagney 1899-1986, American movie actor, b. New York City. He worked on Broadway as an actor and dancer before appearing in films. He is best remembered as a brash, sadistic, tough guy in such movies as Public Enemy (1931) and The Roaring Twenties (1939). He displayed equal vigor in sympat... Read more
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford 1908-77, American movie star, b. San Antonio, Tex., as Lucille le Sueur. After working as a Broadway chorus dancer, Crawford began making films in 1926, eventually moving from musicals to drama. In 1945, she won an Academy Award for her performance in Mildred Pierce. Her best-known ... Read more
Madonna
Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone) , 1958-, American pop singer and actress, b. Bay City, Mich. She trained as a dancer at the Univ. of Michigan before moving to New York City to begin her music and dance career. Her albums Madonna (1983) and Like a Virgin (1984) secured her position as a sexual... Read more
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly 1912-96, American dancer, choreographer, movie actor, and director, b. Pittsburgh. Kelly started dancing on Broadway in 1938 and first gained fame in the title role of the Broadway musical Pal Joey (1940). He moved to Hollywood in 1941 and soon starred in his first film, For Me and My... Read more
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman 1908-84, American musical comedy star, b. Astoria, N.Y., originally named Ethel Zimmerman. Merman's theater debut was in George and Ira Gershwin 's Girl Crazy (1930). Noted for her brassy, booming voice, she appeared on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam (also the fil... Read more
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire , 1899-1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele formed a successful Broadway vaudeville team. After his sister retired, Astaire became a film actor (1933). He became known as a debonair song-and-dance man, par... Read more
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks (Howard Winchester Hawks), 1896-1977, American film director, b. Goshen, Ind. Although not as well known as such contemporaries as John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock , he has been critically acclaimed as one of the 20th cent.'s best motion picture directors. His directorial career began... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Musical film"

musical
Book article from: World Encyclopedia musical Genre of popular dramatic light entertainment...Phantom of the Opera (1986). Successful film musicals, such as West Side Story (1961...generally based on stage originals. Original film musicals include Forty-Second Street...
Film
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...Eastman introduced roll “film” made of a synthetic...less, reflecting the amount of film that could be wound on a standard...through color tinting of prints and musical accompaniment. Film subjects included travel scenes...
Henry Mancini
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...His theme songs for film, including Moon River...accomplishments. Working Class Musical Roots Mancini was born...almost cut out of the film during production. Contributed to Musical Trends Mancini's contribution to film music occurred during...
Burman, Rahul Dev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...however, were his film scores themselves. No musical genre anywhere...this promising musical beginning. He...spent time in the film industry center...Raaz, but the film was shelved before...influences to his musical makeup. He accompanied...
musicals
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...theater, the "music tent." The musical film has enjoyed popularity since...and filmed biographies of musical celebrities and film figures. Noted singers and...the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film (1995); E. Mordden, Coming...
Alan Menken
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Roger Corman cult film and turned it into...The show won Best Musical awards from the New...various contributions to musical revues. The Little Shop of Horrors musical was turned into a...Bill Murray. The film's theme, Mean Green...
Gene Kelly
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Weather ). His first attempts at film choreography relied on the established formulas of the film musical, but subsequently, particularly...the established formulas of the film musical, but subsequently he developed...
Fred Astaire
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...successful, particularly two musical comedies with songs by...in Gay Divorce, a "musical play" with songs by...pattern of most of his film musicals: it was a light...the course of his long film career, Fred Astaire appeared in 212 musical numbers, of which 133...
Harold Arlen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hollywood through many more film classics. Hollywood Success...style caught the attention of film producer, Arthur Freed. He...E. Y. Harburg on a fantasy film. Both the movie-1939's The Wizard of Oz (1939)-and the musical score have remained popular...
Bernard Herrmann
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...suspenseful, innovative musical scores, written for such celebrated film directors as Alfred Hitchcock...composed some 50 original film scores over the course...of small, fragmentary musical units, used in repetition...context of classic Hollywood film production, Herrmann...

Dictionary entries related to "Musical film"

42nd Street
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Great Busby," in Film (London), Spring...Three Ages of the Musical," in Films and...of Dames," in Film Quarterly (Berkeley...The Backstage Musical," in Movie (London...opulent staging of the musical numbers. The film refuses to be completely...
On the Town
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Jane, The Hollywood Musical, London, 1982. Casper...Rick, The American Film Musical, London, 1989. Silverman...Aachen, in Reid's Film Index (Wyong), no...the greatest Hollywood musical ever produced; Singin...
Top Hat
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Astaire Dancing: The Musical Films, New York, 1985...Rick, The American Film Musical, London and Bloomington...in Quarterly Review of Film Studies, Spring 1981. Medhurst, Andy, "The Musical," in The Cinema Book...
American Graffiti
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...sound: Walter Murch; musical score comprised of original...Awards: New York Film Critics Award, Best Screenwriting...moving easily from this film to their television roles...organizing device of this film is the musical score, permissions for...
Ahrens and Flaherty
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...the late 1990s for film scoring, Ahrens...remain devoted to the musical theater form, with...version of the 1967 film, Bedazzled, but...Fortunately, the musical captured the interest...the hit animated film, Anastasia. In...completed Seussical, a musical based on the stories...
Cantor, Eddie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...New York), November 1926. Film Weekly (London), 8 December...Altman, Rick, The American Film Musical, Bloomington, Indiana...December 1995. On CANTOR: film— The Eddie Cantor Story, musical biography directed by Alfred...
Menken, Alan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...workshops, from the rock musical Battle of the Giants...achieved his first feature film success on Little Shop...selection that brought the film alive and carried the...an integral part of the film's success, returning Disney to the forefront of musical films at a time when the...
Märchen vom Glück
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...postwar German-language film, as John Walker, author...period and the Viennese musical-comedy genre of the...semi-autonomous Wien-Film Studio. It also hoped...light, star-studded musical comedy destined for audiences...out in the era. The film was populated with famous...
A Hard Day's Night
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...in critical prestige. The pop music film was characteristically a low-budget...designed to cash in on a passing musical trend, and generally devoid of artistic...numbers as possible or show off the film's stars to best advantage. The release...
Patinkin, Mandy
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. This success led to a string of starring musical roles, and gained Patinkin...Patinkin has only had a few film roles that have utilized...some other interesting musical finagling: Yiddish versions...x2014; from the film Mary Poppins (1964...

Thesaurus entries related to "Musical film"

inspire
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...animate, fire, excite, spark, inspirit, incentivize, affect. See note at encourage.   2. the film inspired a musical synonyms : give rise to, lead to, bring about, cause, prompt, spawn, engender; literary beget.  ...

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Musical film on Israeli-Palestinian conflict wins Academy Award
Newspaper article from: The Arab American News; 3/3/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Southern California film student Ari Sandel set out to make a musical comedy about the...tunes. The short film includes seven dance...The storyline and musical numbers pay deliberate...a 1957 Broadway musical, which became a film in 1961, about...
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron Signed to Produce New Line Cinema's Musical Film Version of 'Hairspray'; Executive Producers of Oscar and Golden Globe Winning Best Picture 'Chicago' to Take on Adaptation of Hit Broadway Production.
PR Newswire; 11/29/2004; 700+ words ; ...to produce its upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical hit "Hairspray." Based...Waters original cult classic film -- which was first released...art of making a Hollywood musical. Their track record in film and television speaks for...
THERE WILL BE BLOOD FESTIVAL SLASHER STAGE SHOW TAKES ON MESSY NEW LIFE AS MUSICAL FILM WITH HIGH HOPES.(A&E)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 1/27/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...minute feature film with 11 original...Massacre (The Musical)," will make its...gore on a stage to musical numbers in a slasher film. The primary cast...minute Madison-based film "Massacre (The Musical)." She is followed...
The Hatchery to Produce New Musical Film Version of Classic Holiday Tale ``Scrooge'' for CBS.
Business Wire; 1/20/2004; 700+ words ; ...version of the Oscar-nominated film musical adaptation of the holiday classic...later. The original "Scrooge" film musical adaptation of Charles Dickens...Oscar nominations. Among his other musical film credits: "Goodbye Mr. Chips...
National Geographic Cinema Ventures and 3ality's 'U2 3D' Wins Best Musical Film Award
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/22/2008; 700+ words ; ...production, received the "Best Musical Film" award at the recent Los Premios...U2 3D' is honored as the Best Musical Film at the MTV Latin American Video...especially proud to win the Best Musical Film MTV Latin American Video Award...
Paying mock homage to a musical film mishap
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/12/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...2007 Paying mock homage to a musical film mishap -- 'Xanadu' features...cast mates in the rollicking musical, the duo have insisted they...aboard, Testa saw the original film only while the musical was in workshops. Hoffman has...
YOUR MOVIES: HIGH SWEET MUSICAL; FILM of the week Zac and Co hit just the right spot.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 10/19/2008; 700+ words ; ...an old-fashioned musical comedy for teens...world of High School Musical there may be some hand...The real heart of the film is the exuberant song...premiere of High School Musical 3, and let me tell you...still recovering. The film, though, for all its...
Beverley girl to star in next high school musical film ; A Beverley film star is set for further fame after bagging a starring role in the hugely successful High School Musical franchise.
Newspaper article from: Hull Daily Mail (UK); 2/16/2009; 381 words ; A Beverley film star is set for further fame...hugely successful High School Musical franchise. Jemma McKenzie...already featured in the third film in the series and reports...play Tiara in High School Musical 3 - the first British star...
HOLIDAY MUSICAL FILM FEST AT CORBIN AUDITORIUM IN FORT MYERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/4/2006; 502 words ; ...as the greatest screen musical of all time, this film certainly lives up to...era. Gene Kelly's film debut and an often overlooked...s Night" 1964 - The film that turned a generation...masterpiece featuring many musical performances. Starring...
Great musicals on offer to celebrate theatre's jubilee ; To Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scunthorpe's Plowright Theatre, the public are being invited to experience classical musical film through the decades, from 1950 to 2000.
Newspaper article from: Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph; 8/28/2008; 502 words ; ...to experience classical musical film through the decades...February 4. The hit musical based on the life of Evita...magical biographical stage musical, composer Cole Porter...culture, said: "The film and fish and chip combination...