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Musicals by Cohen, Daniel is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Musicals about?

"From the days when sound first brought music to the silver screen right up to the super-tech 1980s, this book takes you on a tour of the Hollywood musical. Musicals had everyone tapping, singing and laughing their way through the Roaring Twenties, pushed away those Old Man Depression Blues and let servicemen know what the home front was up to during World War II. There was Dick Powell--all sincerity, Ruby Keeler--the little girl with the big eyes and the big tap-shoes. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers turned the screen to quicksilver and made it glow. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddie warbled about springtime. Busby Berkeley's choreography made the movies a magic picture show. Shirley Temple and Judy Garland were stars. Gene Kelly was great--especially in technicolor. Later, everyone made giant musicals, many of them straight from Broadway. There were Disney musicals, Barbra Streisand musicals, Julie Andrews in her lady-like phase. From Jolson to a little orphan named Annie, the movie musical has always been our great escape ... this book is a tribute to the world's love affair with musicals"--Dust jacket

Author

Cohen, Daniel

Publisher

BISON BKS Copyright

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780861241002