Bibliography of encyclopedias: film, radio, television and mass communications

This is a list of reference works involves encyclopedias and encyclopedic dictionaries of any language published on the subject of film/cinema, radio, television, and mass communications, including related biographical dictionaries of actors, directors, etc.

Entries are in the English language except where noted.

Animation

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  • Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2001). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. US: Stone Bridge Press.
  • McCarthy, Helen (1996). The Anime Movie Guide: Japanese Animation since 1983. London: Titan. ISBN 1-85286-631-4
  • Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. Mcfarland & company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5.
  • Kapkov, Sergey (2007). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (in Russian). Russia: Algorithm-kniga.
  • Lenburg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Facts on File.[1]
  • Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media. ISBN 1633537323.
  • Anime News Network [online database][2]
  • The Big Cartoon DataBase [online database]

Film

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Specific to genre/film subject

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Action / war

Musicals

Specific to culture

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  • Slide, Anthony (1986). International Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood.[1]

American / Hollywood

Asian

European

Latin & Hispanic

Online film databases

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Specialized

Culture-specific

Adult films

Media, entertainment, communications

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Media companies and franchises

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Mass media

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  • Downing, John. 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. SAGE Publishing. ISBN 9780761926887.[12]
  • Hixson, Richard. 1989. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland.[7]
  • Hudson, Robert V. 1987. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Garland.[7]

Radio

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Theatre and performing arts

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American theatre

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  • Boardman, Gerald. 1984. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press.[15][17]
  • —— 1987. Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press.[17]
  • Bronner, Edwin. 1979. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre, 1900–1975. A. S. Barnes.[18]
  • Navarro, Jerónimo Herrera. 1993. Catálogo de autores teatrales del siglo XVIII (in Spanish). Spain: Fundación Universitaria Española. ISBN 8473923367.[6]
  • Sampson, Henry T. 1988. The Ghost Walks: A Chronological History of Blacks in Show Business, 1865–1910. Scarecrow Press.[18]
  • Wilmeth, Don B., and Tice L. Miller. 1993. The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. Cambridge University Press.[15][17]
  • Woll, Allen. 1983. Dictionary of the Black Theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected Harlem Theatre. Greenwood.[18]

American musical theatre

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New York / Broadway

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  • Bloom, Ken. 1991. Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People, and Places of Times Square. Facts on File.[15]
  • Hischak, Thomas S. 2006. Enter the playmakers: Directors and choreographers on the New York stage. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810857472.[6]
  • Leiter, Samuel L. 1985. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920–1930. Greenwood.[18]
  • —— 1989. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1930–1940. Greenwood.[18]
  • —— 1992. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1940–1950. Greenwood.[18]

Asian theatre

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  • Brandon, James R. 1993. Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre. Cambridge University Press.[15]
  • Leiter, Samuel L. 1979. Art of Kabuki: Famous Plays in Performance. University of California Press.[17]
  • —— 1979. Kabuki Encyclopedia: An English-Language Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten. Greenwood.[17]

Ballet

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  • Balanchine, George, and Francis Mason. 1989. 101 Stories of the Great Ballets. Doubleday.[21]
  • Bremser, Martha. 1993. International Dictionary of Ballet. St. James Press.[18]
  • Clarke, Mary, and Clement Crisp. 1981. Ballet Goer's Guide. Knopf.[21]
  • Koegler, Horst. 1982. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet. Oxford University Press.[18][21]

European theatre

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Television

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Online TV databases

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Biography

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  • Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television. Cengage Gale. 1984–. ISSN 0749-064X.[6]
  • Morsberger, Robert Eustis, Stephen O. Lessek, and Randall Clark. 1984. American screenwriters. Gale Research. ISBN 0810309173.[6]

Actors

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Film directors

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See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kister, 1994, p. 355.
  2. ^ a b c "Anime - Encyclopedia - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kister, 1994, p. 356.
  4. ^ a b c d e Kister, 1994, p. 358.
  5. ^ https://wired.com/1994/11/cinemania-94/ http://ew.com/article/1995/11/24/microsoft-cinemania-96/
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Biography." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014.ISSN 0749-064X
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kister, 1994, p. 357.
  8. ^ a b c d Kister, 1994, p. 357-358.
  9. ^ a b "General History." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.
  10. ^ Guide to Reference: History of Asia
  11. ^ "History of the Americas." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Communication and Media Studies." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.
  13. ^ Kister, 1994, p. 356-357.
  14. ^ a b c Kister, 1994, p. 358-359.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Kister, 1994, p. 437.
  16. ^ a b c Kister, 1994, p. 438-439.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kister, 1994, p. 439.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kister, 1994, p. 438.
  19. ^ a b c Kister, 1994, p. 439-440.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g Kister, 1994, p. 436.
  21. ^ a b c Kister, 1994, p. 437-438.
  22. ^ a b Kister, 1994, p. 355-356.

Sources

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  • Guide to Reference. [1] American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014. (subscription required).
  • Kister, Kenneth F. (1994). Kister's Best Encyclopedias (2nd ed.). Phoenix: Oryx. ISBN 0-89774-744-5.
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