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Motion Picture Blue Book
Motion Picture Blue Book This 1920s biographical reference volume, edited by B. M. Wood and published by Cinema Publishing Company in Los Angeles, catalogs Hollywood figures and film industry professionals. The entries present factual details: birth dates and places, family information, educational background, stage experience, and filmography. Entries span actors (Claire Adams, Mary Astor, Beverly Bayne, Wallace Beery), child players (Josephine Adair), comedians (Jimmie Adams in blackface comedies), and industry professionals (directors William Beaudine and Harry Beaumont, cinematographer Joseph L. Aller). Film titles cited include silent dramas ("East Lynne," "Robin Hood"), comedies ("The Go-Getter," "Penrod and Sam"), and theatrical adaptations ("Jane Eyre," "Vanity Fair"). The volume includes portrait photographs and residential addresses for subjects' added.