Cinema Studies Subject Guide
Reference Guides
Biographical Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Film
Monaco, James and the Editors of BASELINE. New York: Perigee Books, 1991
Ref PN1993.45.M638 1991 - The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Thomson, David. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002
Ref PN1998.2.T49 2002 - World Film Directors
Wakeman, John. 2 vols. New York: H.W. Wilson Co, 1987-88
(Ref PN1998.2.W67 1987 - Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary
Foster, Gwendolyn. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995
Ref PN1998.2.F67 1995
This is purely a biographical source. Contains some entries on historical filmmakers, but focuses on contemporaries (ala 1991).
Covers around 400 directors.
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