American film historian who was the Corwin-Fuller professor of film studies at Wesleyan University and the founder and curator of the university's cinematic archives.
Known For Filmography
American Experience
1988
Omnibus
1967
American Masters
1986
Biography
1987
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
Wanderlust
2006
American Cinema
1994
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
Casting By
2012
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
A Better Way to Die
2001
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
On Cukor
2000
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
2001
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You