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

This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of film, cinema, television, actors, directors and other biographies related to film and television in any language. Entries are in the English language unless stated as otherwise.

Animation

• Lenburg, Jeff. The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Facts on File, 1991.^[1]

Communications

• Abercrombie, Nicholas, Brian Longhurst. The Penguin dictionary of media studies. Penguin Books, 2007. ISBN 9780141014272.^[2]
• Barnouw, Eric. International Encyclopedia of Communications. Oxford University Press, 1989.^[3]
• Damesi, Marcel. Encyclopedic dictionary of semiotics, media, and communications. University of Toronto Press, 2000. ISBN 0802047831.^[2]
• Hartley, John. Communication, cultural and media studies: the key concepts. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0415268885.^[2]
• Schement, Jorge Reina. Encyclopedia of communication and information. Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. ISBN 0028653866.^[2]

Film

• Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5. 
• Aitken, Ian (2006). Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97639-8. 
• Allon, Yoram, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson. Contemporary British and Irish film directors: A Wallflower critical guide. Wallflower, 2001. ISBN 9781903364222.^[4]
• Allon, Yoram, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson. Contemporary North American film directors: A Wallflower critical guide. Wallflower, 2002. ISBN 9781903364529.^[4]
• American Film Institute (1941). American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Feature Films. R. R. Bowker. 
• American Film Institute (1996). American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1961–1970. Hollywood Film Archive. ISBN 978-0-913616-45-1. 
• Armstrong, Richard B.; Armstrong, Mary Willems (2009). Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-4572-1. 
• Baugh, Scott L. (13 April 2012). Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38036-5. 
• Blumenfeld, Robert (1 March 2009). Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Acting and Show Business. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-87910-363-7. 
• Brown, Gene. The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Times Books, 1984.^[5]
• Burton, Alan & Steve Chibnall. Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Scarecrow. ISBN 9780810867949.
• Cawkwell, Tim; Smith, John Milton (1972). The World Encyclopedia of Film. Studio Vista. ISBN 978-0-289-70295-6. 
• Cinemania.Microsoft, 1992-.^[1]
• Craggs, Stewart R. Soundtracks: An international dictionary of composers for film. Ashgate, 1998. ISBN 1859281893.^[4]
• Davenport, Robert Ralsey (2004). The Encyclopedia of War Movies: The Authoritative Guide to Movies about Wars of the Twentieth Century. Facts On File/Checkmark Books. ISBN 978-0-8160-4479-5. 
• Dimare, Philip C. (2011). Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-296-8. 
• Edgington, K.; Erskine, Thomas L.; Welsh, James (2010). Encyclopedia of Sports Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7652-1. 
• Fernett, Gene. American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia. McFarland, 1988.^[1]
• Hall, Phil (2004). The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies: Films from the Fringes of Cinema. M. Wiese Productions. ISBN 978-0-941188-95-1. 
• Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Film Guide. HarperCollins, 1977-.^[6][7][8]
• Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion. 10th ed., HarperCollins, 1993.^[6]
• Hardy, Phil (1983). The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Octopus. ISBN 978-0-7064-2555-0. 
• Hardy, Phil; Gifford, Denis (1986). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies. Octopus Books. ISBN 978-0-7064-2557-4. 
• Henderson, C. J. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies. Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-4567-9. 
• Herbert, Stephen, Luke McKernan, British Film Institute. Who's who of Victorian cinema. British Film Institute, 1996. Available online here.^[4]
• Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0. 
• Hoxha, Abaz (1999). Enciklopedi E Kinematografise Shqiptare (in Albanian). Seksioni i Akademisë Shqiptaro-Amerikane të Shkencave dhe Arteve. ISBN 978-99927-643-0-5. 
• Katz, Ephraim; Nolen, Ronald Dean (2 September 2008). The film encyclopedia: the complete guide to film and the film industry. Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-143285-9.  ^[6]
• Keller, Gary D., Estela Keller. A biographical handbook of Hispanics and United States film. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe, 1997. ISBN 0927534568.^[4]
• Lentz, Robert J. Korean War filmography: 91 English language features through 2000. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 0786410469.^[9]
• Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide. New American Library, 1969-.^[6]
• Lyon, Christopher; Doll, Susan (1984). The Macmillan Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Films. MacMillan. ISBN 978-0-333-33525-3. 
• Magill, Frank N. Magill's American Film Guide. Salem Press.^[7]
• Magill, Frank N. Magill's Survey of Cinema. Salem Press, 1980-85.^[7][8]
• Mayer, Geoff; McDonnell, Brian (2007). Encyclopedia of Film Noir. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4. 
• Mazur, Eric Michael (2011). Encyclopedia of Religion and Film. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-33072-8. 
• McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (2003). The Encyclopedia of British Film. Methuen. ISBN 978-0-413-77301-2. 
• McFarlane, Brian (2011). Encyclopedia of British Film. Methuen Publishing. ISBN 978-0-413-77702-7. 
• McGee, Marty (2010). Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-4916-3. 
• Milne, Tom; Hardy, Phil (1986). The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-055050-9. 
• Myford, Eric (2010). The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies Volume I. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-4538-2100-8. 
• Nash, Jay Robert and Stanley R. Ross. The Motion Picture Guide. CineBooks, 1985-1987.^[7][8]
• The New York Times Film Reviews, 1913-1974.Arno, 1971-75.^[5]
• Noriega, José Luis Sánchez (2004). Diccionario temático del cine (in Spanish). Cátedra. ISBN 978-84-376-2191-3. 
• Nowlan, Robert A.; Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright (1988). An Encyclopedia of Film Festivals. JAI Press. 
• Osuna, Alfonso J. Garcia. The Cuban filmography, 1897 through 2001. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 0786412755.^[10]
• Oxford Companion to Film. Oxford, 1976.^[6]
• Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3027-1. 
• Picart, Caroline Joan. The Holocaust film sourcebook. Praeger, 2004. ISBN 0275978508.^[11]
• Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. 
• Rockett, Kevin (1996). The Irish filmography: fiction films, 1896-1996. Red Mountain Media. ISBN 978-0-9526698-0-7. 
• Roddick, Nick; Eames, John Douglas (1985). Encyclopedia of Great Movies. Woodbury Press. ISBN 978-0-7064-2460-7. 
• Rubin, Steven Jay (2003). The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia. Contemporary Books. ISBN 978-0-07-141246-9. 
• Savada, Elias; American Film Institute (1995). The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States: film beginnings, 1893–1910 : a work in progress. Scarecrow. ISBN 978-0-8108-3021-9. 
• Siegel, Scott and Barbara. Encyclopedia of Hollywood. Facts on File, 1990.^[6]
• Slide, Anthony. The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1986.^[1]
• Slide, Anthony. International Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1989.^[1]
• Spicer, Andrew (30 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5960-9. 
• Thomas, Nicholas and James Vinson. The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. 2nd ed., St. James Press, 1990-93.^[6][7][8]
• Thomson, David. The new biographical dictionary of film. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. ISBN 9780375711848.^[4]
• Torres, Augusto M. (1996). Diccionario Espasa cine español (in Spanish). Espasa Calpe. ISBN 978-84-239-9241-6. 
• Vincendeau, Ginette (1995). Encyclopedia of European Cinema. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-3394-2. 
• Weisser, Thomas & Yuko (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia. Vital Books. . Vol. 1:The horror, fantasy, and scifi films; Vol. 2:The Sex Films
• Weldon, Michael (15 September 1989). The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film. Plexus. ISBN 978-0-85965-156-1. 
• Winnert, Derek (1995). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Movies: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to the Movies. Carlton. ISBN 978-1-85868-079-8. 

Musicals

• Green, Stanley. Encyclopedia of the Musical Film. Oxford University Press, 1981.^[6]
• Hirschhorn, Clive. Hollywood Musical. Crown, 1981.^[6]

Entertainment

• Marquis Who’s Who. Who's who in entertainment. Marquis Who’s Who, 1989-1999.^[4]

Mass media

• Downing, John. Encyclopedia of social movement media. SAGE Publ., 2011. ISBN 9780761926887.^[2]
• Hixson, Richard. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland, 1989.^[7]
• Hudson, Robert V. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Garland, 1987.^[7]
• Marquis Who’s Who. Who's who in media & communications. Marquis Who’s Who, 1985-.^[4]

Performing arts

• Encyclopédie de la Pléiade: Histoire des spectacles : volume (in French). Gallimard. 1965. 
• Gelli, Piero (1978). Enciclopedia dello spettacolo (in Italian). Garzanti. 

Radio

• Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present.
• Dunning, John (May 7, 1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195076788. ISBN 978-0195076783. 
• Dunning, John. Tune In Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old Radio, 1925-76. Prentice-Hall, 1976.^[12]
• Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs, 1930-60. A. S. Barnes, 1981.^[12]
• Swartz, Jon and Robert Reinert. Handbook of Old-Time Radio: A Comprehensive Guide to Golden Age Radio Listening and Collecting. Scarecrow Press, 1993.^[12]

Theatre

• Banham, Martin. The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre. Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989.^[13][14][15]
• Esslin, Martin. Encyclopedia of World Theater. Scribner's, 1977.^[15]
• Hartnoll, Phyllis. Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press, 1983.^[13][14][15]
• Hartnoll, Phyllis and Peter Found. Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press, 1992.^[15]
• Hawkins-Dady, Mark; Shrimpton, Leanda; Pickering, David (1996). International Dictionary of Theatre: Actors, directors, and designers. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-097-1.  ^[14]
• Andreas Kotte, ed. (2005). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (TLS) / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse (DTS) / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero (DTS) / Lexicon da teater svizzer (LTS) (in German, French, Italian, and or Romansh). Zurich: Chronos. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.  CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Lounsbury, Warren C. & Norman Boulanger. Theatre Backstage from A to Z. Univ. of Washington Press, 1989.^[16]
• Lounsbury, Warren C. & Norman Boulanger. Theatre Lighting from A to Z. Univ. of Washington Press, 1992.^[16]
• Ministerio da Cultura, Brazil: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural de Teatro. Free searchable online encyclopedia. (Portuguese)
• Patterson, Michael (2 June 2005). The Oxford Dictionary of Plays. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-860417-4. 
• Packard, William. Facts on File Dictionary of the Theatre. Facts on File, 1988.^[15]
• Richel, Veronica C. The German stage, 1767-1890: A directory of playwrights and plays. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0313249903.^[4]
• Textbook Publishers (2003). Encyclopedie Du Theatre Contemporain (in French). Textbook Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7581-5552-8. 
• Thurston, James. The What, Where, When of Theater Props: An Illustrated Chronology from Arrowheads to Video Games. Betterway Books, 1992.^[16]
• Vince, Ronald W. A Companion to the Medieval Theatre. Greenwood, 1989.^[13]

American theatre

• Navarro, Jerónimo Herrera. Catálogo de autores teatrales del siglo XVIII. Fundación Universitaria Española, 1993. ISBN 8473923367.^[4]

American (U.S.) theatre

• Boardman, Gerald. Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press, 1987.^[15]
• Boardman, Gerald. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press, 1984.^[13][15]
• Bronner, Edwin. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre, 1900-1975. A. S. Barnes, 1979.^[17]
• Sampson, Henry T. The Ghost Walks: A Chronological History of Blacks in Show Business, 1865-1910. Scarecrow Press, 1988.^[17]
• Wilmeth, Don B. & Tice L. Miller. The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993.^[13][15]
• Woll, Allen. Dictionary of the Black Theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected Harlem Theatre. Greenwood, 1983.^[17]

American (U.S.) musical theatre

• Bloom, Ken. American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion. Facts on File, 1985.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. American Musical Comedy. Oxford, 1982.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. American Musical Revue. Oxford, 1985.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. The American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford University Press, 1992.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. American Operetta. Oxford, 1981.^[18]
• Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516986-7. 
• Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0. 
• Hischak, Thomas S. Stage It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre. Greenwood, 1993.^[18]
• Lewine, Richard and Alfred Simon. Songs of the Theater. H. W. Wilson, 1984.^[18]

New York theatre

• Leiter, Samuel L. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920-1930. Greenwood, 1985.^[17]
• Leiter, Samuel L. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1930-1940. Greenwood, 1989.^[17]
• Leiter, Samuel L. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1940-1950. Greenwood, 1992.^[17]

Broadway

• Bloom, Ken. Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People, and Places of Times Square. Facts on File, 1991.^[13]
• Hischak, Thomas S. Enter the playmakers: Directors and choreographers on the New York stage. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810857472.^[4]

Asian theatre

• Brandon, James R. Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre. Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993.^[13]

Ballet

• Balanchine, George and Francis Mason. 101 Stories of the Great Ballets. Doubleday, 1989.^[19]
• Bremser, Martha. International Dictionary of Ballet. St. James Press, 1993.^[17]
• Clarke, Mary and Clement Crisp. Ballet Goer's Guide. Knopf, 1981.^[19]
• Koegler, Horst. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet. Oxford Univ. Press, 1982.^[17][19]

Canadian theatre

• Benson, Eugene & L. W. Conolly. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press, 1989.^[15]

European theatre

• Cooper, Barbara T. French dramatists, 1789-1914. Gale Research, 1998. ISBN 0787618470.^[4]
• Demastes, William W. British playwrights, 1956–1995: A research and production sourcebook. Greenwood Press, 1996. ISBN 0313287597.^[4]
• Navarro, Jerónimo Herrera. Catálogo de autores teatrales del siglo XVIII. Fundación Universitaria Española, 1993. ISBN 8473923367.^[4]
• O'Neil, Mary Anne. Twentieth-century French dramatists. Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 9780787681395.^[4]
• Parker, Mary. Modern Spanish dramatists: A bio-bibliographical sourcebook. Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN 0313305781.^[4]
• Parker, Mary. Spanish dramatists of the Golden Age: A bio-bibliographical sourcebook. Greenwood Press, 1998. ISBN 0313288933.^[4]

Kabuki

• Leiter, Samuel L. Art of Kabuki: Famous Plays in Performance. Univ. of California Press, 1979.^[15]
• Leiter, Samuel L. Kabuki Encyclopedia: An English-Language Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten. Greenwood, 1979.^[15]

Musical theatre

• Gänzl, Kurt and Andrew Lamb. Gänzl's Book of the Musical Theatre. Schirmer, 1989.^[17]
• Green, Stanley. Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Dodd, Mead, 1976.^[17]

American musical theatre

• Bloom, Ken. American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion. Facts on File, 1985.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. American Musical Comedy. Oxford, 1982.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. American Musical Revue. Oxford, 1985.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. The American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford University Press, 1992.^[18]
• Boardman, Gerald. American Operetta. Oxford, 1981.^[18]
• Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516986-7. 
• Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0. 
• Hischak, Thomas S. Stage It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre. Greenwood, 1993.^[18]
• Lewine, Richard and Alfred Simon. Songs of the Theater. H. W. Wilson, 1984.^[18]

Television

• Aaker, Everett (2011). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948–1959. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8. 
• Beck, Ken; Clark, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars. Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 978-1-55853-981-5. 
• Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present 5th ed., Ballantine, 1992.^[20]
• Brown, Les. Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television. 3rd ed., Gale Research, 1992.^[5][7]
• The Encyclopedia of Reality Television: The Ultimate Guide to Over 20 Years of Reality TV from The Real World to Dancing with the Stars. Simon & Schuster. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-7055-4. 
• Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. Mcfarland & company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5. 
• Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948–2008. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3828-0. 
• Fulton, Roger (2000). The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction. Boxtree, 4th edition. ISBN 978-0-7522-1150-3. 
• Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0. 
• Lackmann, Ronald W. (2003). The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television. Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-4554-9. 
• Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide. New American Library, 1969-.^[6]
• Newcomb, Horace (2004). Encyclopedia of Television, 2nd edition. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-57958-411-5.  The first edition is freely available online.
• Robinson, Mark A. (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6517-0. 
• Slide, Anthony. The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1991.^[5][7]
• Terrace, Vincent. The Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials. Rev. ed., New York Zoetrope, 1985-86.^[20]
• Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. 
• Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6630-6. 

Video

• Langman, Larry & Joseph A. Molinari. The New Video Encyclopedia. Garland, 1990.^[5]

Biography

• Contemporary theatre, film, and television. Gale Research, 1984–. ISSN 0749-064X.^[4]
• Morsberger, Robert Eustis, Stephen O. Lessek, Randall Clark. American screenwriters. Gale Research, 1984. ISBN 0810309173.^[4]

Actors

• Brode, Douglas (15 October 2009). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946-present. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71849-4. 
• Highfill, Philip H; Burnim, Kalman A; Langhans, Edward A. (20 October 1993). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 16, W. West to Zwingman: Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-1803-2. 
• Koon, Helene (September 1994). Gold Rush performers: a biographical dictionary of actors, singers, dancers, musicians, circus performers and minstrel players in America's Far West, 1848 to 1869. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-923-5. 
• Monush, Barry (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-551-2. 
• Nungezer, Edwin (1968). A dictionary of actors and other persons associated with the public representation of plays in England before 1642. Greenwood Press. 

Film directors

• Armes, Roy (23 August 2010). Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35518-8. 
• Beaver, Frank Eugene (2006). Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion To Film Art. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-7298-0. 
• Elert, Nicolet V.; Vasudevan, Aruna; Leanda Shrimpton (1997). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Writers and production artists. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-303-3. 
• Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28972-9. 
• IFILM. Film directors: A complete guide. Lone Eagle, 1984–. ISSN 0740-2872.^[4]
• Jarvis, Douglas (1985). Encyclopedia of Film Stars. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-0-8317-2795-6. 
• Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara (2000). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Directors. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-451-1. 
• Roberts, Jerry (15 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6138-1. 
• Roud, Richard (1980). Cinema: a critical dictionary : the major film-makers. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-22257-5. 
• Sadoul, Georges; Morris, Peter (1972). Dictionary of Film Makers. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02151-8. 
• Wakeman, John (1987). World Film Directors: 1945–1985. H.W. Wilson. ISBN 978-0-8242-0763-2. ^[4]

See also

• Bibliography of encyclopedias

Citations

References

• Guide to Reference. 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.

External links

• The Howard Summers Website: National Filmographies