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Foster Hirsch is an American author and professor. He is the author of 16 books on subjects related to theatre and film.[2] A native of California, Hirsch received his B.A. from Stanford University and holds M.F.A, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University.[3] Hirsch joined the English department of Brooklyn College in 1967, and in 1973 became one of the first professors to join the school's newly established film department.[4] He has also been associated with the Pine Bluff Film Festival since its inception in 1994.[5]
Selected books
[edit]- The Hollywood Epic (1979)
- Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Screen (Da Capo Press, 1981)
- A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio (W. W. Norton, 1984)
- Harold Prince and the American Musical Theatre (Cambridge University Press, 1989)
- Acting Hollywood Style (Harry N. Abrams, 1991)
- Film as Film by V.F. Perkins (1972), new introduction by Foster Hirsch (Da Capo, 1993)
- The Boys from Syracuse: The Shuberts' Theatrical Empire Southern Illinois University Press, 1998
- Detours and Lost Highways: A Map of Neo-Noir (Limelight Editions, 1999)
- Love, Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life: The Films of Woody Allen (Da Capo Press, 2001)
- Kurt Weill – On Stage: From Berlin to Broadway (Alfred A. Knopf, 2001)
- Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King (2007)
- Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties (Alfred A. Knopf, 2023)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cinema Then, Cinema Now - D.O.A." CUNY TV. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Foster Hirsch | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Foster Hirsch". Brooklyn College. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Foster Hirsch, author and film historian". www.midcenturyproductions.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Pine Bluff Film Festival". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Brooklyn College
- Pine Bluff Film Festival
- Foster Hirsch - author website
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