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Jim Crow, Jett Rink, and James Dean: Reconstructing Ferber's Giant (1952-1956) by Smyth, J. E.

“…Smyth examines Edna Ferber's novel, Giant. In December 1954, America's best-selling historical novelist, Edna Ferber, wrote to director George Stevens…”
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Against the Beat: Ragtime, Black History, and Postmodernism by Smyth, J. E.

“…The opening sequence ofRagtime(1981) takes place in a theater during the silent film era where the protagonist, Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard Rollins, Jr.),…”
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Hollywood 'Takes One More Look': Early Histories of Silent Hollywood and the Fallen Star Biography, 1932-1937 by Smyth, J. E.

“…Smyth asserts that producer David O. Selznick instituted a new subgenre of historically-minded films in which Hollywood takes a good, hard look at itself…”
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The Western That Got Its Content "From Elsewhere": High Noon, Fred Zinnemann, and Genre Cleansing by Smyth, J. E.

“…Film criticism of the Hollywood Western has a code, and the code does not match the content or the form of Western film productions coming out of Hollywood…”
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Fred Zinnemann's Search (1945-48): Reconstructing the voices of Europe's children by Smyth, J.E

“…In the years immediately following World War II, American filmmakers contemplating foreign locations encountered massive logistical problems and ideological…”
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Fred Zinnemann'sSearch(1945––48): Reconstructing the voices of Europe's children by Smyth, J. E

“…In the years immediately following World War II, American filmmakers contemplating foreign locations encountered massive logistical problems and ideological…”
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Hollywood and Israel: A History, by Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman by Smyth, J E

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The prognostic value of substaging colorectal carcinoma. A prospective study of 1117 cases with standardized pathology by Newland, R C, Chapuis, P H, Smyth, E J

“…This study further assesses a previously reported clinicopathologic staging system for colorectal carcinoma. By using carefully defined anatomic criteria,…”
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Anita Loos Rediscovered: Film Treatments and Fiction (review) by Smyth, J. E

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Assessing the skills of home care workers in helping older people take their prescribed medications by Smyth, Elizabeth E J

“…The Southern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland applied a modified version of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to assess the…”
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Thermodynamic and dynamic responses of the hydrological cycle to solar dimming by Smyth, Jane E, Russotto, Rick D, Storelvmo, Trude

“…The fundamental role of the hydrological cycle in the global climate system motivates a thorough evaluation of its responses to climate change and mitigation…”
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Young Mr. Lincoln : between myth and history in 1939 by Smyth, J.

“…Upon its release, contemporary critics hailed Young Mr. Lincoln as a landmark in American historical cinema. Terry Ramsaye, the elder statesman of film…”
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Revisioning modern American history in the age of Scarface (1932) by Smyth, J. E.

“…Few scholars have been willing to consider the gangster as a historical figure and the classic sound era gangster films as deliberately constructed…”
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Against the Beat by Smyth, J. E.

“…The opening sequence of Ragtime (1981) takes place in a theater during the silent film era where the protagonist, Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard Rollins, Jr.),…”
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WHOSE LIVES ARE THEY ANYWAY? The Biopic As Contemporary Film Genre by Smyth, J. E.

“…Smyth reviews WHOSE LIVES ARE THEY ANYWAY? The Biopic As Contemporary Film Genre by Dennis Bingham…”
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HOLLYWOOD AMBITIONS: Celebrity in the Modern Age by Smyth, J. E.

“…Smyth reviews HOLLYWOOD AMBITIONS: Celebrity in the Modern Age by Marsha Orgeron…”
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Outgrowing Little Women by Smyth, J. E.

“…Little Women's fans are legion; some, like producer Amy Beth Pascal, are ordained at birth, given the very names of the March sisters to inspire and shape…”
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Hollywood Under Siege: Recent Books on Hollywood and Censorship by Smyth, J.E

“…[...]he argues, the studio heads willingly collaborated with German officials to cut (read "censor") their pictures to suit Nazi agendas. [...]Sbardellati…”
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Sherlock's home by Smyth, J E

“…The British Film Institute (BFI) has recently restored a collection of silent films featuring Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes. Norwood, a lesser-known actor,…”
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A Case for National Income Accounting in the Accounting Curriculum by Smyth, J E

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