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Near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket; book is clean, square, and unmarked; jacket shows light edge and shelf wear; 388 pages with index, bibliography, and glossary of movie musicals Academy award nominations and winners; illustrated with 150 black & white photographs. As reviewed by critic Clive Barnes: "Here is the definitive guide to the great movie musicals through the great songwriters whose music inspired them. A superbly documented, yet often cheerfully gossipy, history of a now sadly lost Hollywood, and a must for any video afficianado of the movie musical." Includes detailed filmography for each songwriter listing more than 800 movies and 2,000 songs.

Movie Musicals; Movie Songwriters; George Gershwin; Irving Berlin; Cole Porter; Jerome Kern; Harold Arlen; Hollywood Golden Age; Academy Award Winners; Ralph Rainger; Harry Waren; Richard Whiting