Special Edition - 1937 Academy Players Directory Bulletin

Beverly Hills, CA: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 1981. Reprint edition of the first issue of the 150 volume series of the Academy Players Directories. Paperbound, oversize format, 9” x 12”. 248 pages. Illustrated. Very good plus copy with some minor edge wear and a hint of rubbing in printed wrappers. The Academy Players Directory was initiated in 1937 as a reference book for casting directors and production companies, as well as a resource for theatrical agents trying to present both their new and established actors, and for anyone interested in learning about the movie industry. Includes black & white photographs of the actors, an alphabetical index with the phone numbers of the players, and listings of studio casting personnel and artists’ representatives. With ‘A Brief History of the Academy Players Directory (1936 - 1981)’ by Patricia L. Miele, an introductory essay by the then President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Fay Kanin, and a preface by the editor, Marjories Elizabeth Blye. The front cover is a full-color collage illustration showing some of the brightest stars of that time, including Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Spencer Tracy, Boris Karloff, Mae West, W.C. Fields, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Errol Flynn, Laurel and Hardy, John Wayne, Basil Rathbone, Humphrey Bogart, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Claudette Colbert, Mickey Rooney, and Jean Harlow. (Inventory #: 17118E)