Alice Faye: A Bio-Bibliography [Hardcover]

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Hardcover: 239 pages
Publisher: Greenwood Press; annotated edition edition (January 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0313265259
ISBN-13: 978-0313265259
Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.3 x 0.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 544 g

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?I must state that this is a superb work of reference. Included here is a concise biography, a complete and detailed filmography (with a nice assortment of contemporary reviews), a discography, listings of Miss Faye's work on stage and in broadcasting, a list of products which she has endorsed, an annotated bibliography, and much more. . . . I hope that all future volumes in the Bio-Bibliography series will be this good. Recommended.?-Classic Images

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This is the most definitive survey yet of Alice Faye's unique career in film, recording, broadcasting, and on stage. An annotated bibliography of book, magazine, and newspaper sources covers her life and career from 1933 through 1989. This volume also features a filmography, discography, detailed coverage of Faye's broadcasting and stage career, specialized appendixes, and a general index and song index.
"a superb work of reference."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Alice Faye deserves better, Aug 23 1998

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To anyone looking at this book for information it is quite impressive. People giving these rave reviews aaasume the information in the book is correct. Anyone who knows about Alice Faye would know that the information in this book is unreliable. There is a mistake of some kind on almost every page. The author was given a wealth of information/corrections to work with but he and the publisher were more interested in getting it done now than getting it done right. It's a shame that people refer to these so-called "reference books", assume what their reading is fact, and the mistakes get copied over and over. To sum it up - opportunity lost. A big let-down for people who love Alice Faye. The book to find, although not as broad in scope, is "The Alice Faye Movie Book" (aka "The Films of Alice Faye"). It was written by someone who actually saw every film.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Worthwhile For Faye Fans, Oct 21 2000

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This review is from: Alice Faye: A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover)

I've owned the Alice Faye book for several years, and consider it a very useful, and even affectionate, look at Faye's career. The author clearly admires the star, and in the filmography chapter he does print contemporary reviews that prove how highly Faye was regarded. The bibliography alone encompasses an enormous amount of material that has been written about Faye, and even the complete log of her radio show with husband Phil Harris is accounted for. The volume even includes information I previously had no knowledge of-- such as Faye's post-Hollywood career as a representative for a pharmaceutical firm. I appreciate that a reference book as this has been done--there are some excellent photographs too.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A Well Intentioned Mess, Jun 26 2000

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This review is from: Alice Faye: A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover)

Greenwood Press offers yet another example of it's policy of publishing something... anything... just because it's not yet in their cataloge. Those seeking an overview of Alice Faye's career will find all the basic facts (many of them wrong) in this work, which resembles nothing so much as xeroxed pages stapled together. In no instance do we get any feeling for the performer as a person, just a rundown of "and then she did..." or "and then she recorded..." etc. Such a long lived and important career deserves far, far better than this overpriced rubbish.

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