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
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Movie
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
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Movie
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015
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Movie
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
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TV
American Experience
1988
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Movie
Casting By
2012
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TV
Biography
1987
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Movie
A Better Way to Die
2001
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TV
American Masters
1986
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Movie
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
7.5
Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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Movie
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
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TV
Omnibus
1967
Filmography(29)
29 titles across Movies & TV
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Movie
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
2025
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Movie
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023
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Movie
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
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Movie
An American Named Kazan
2019
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Movie
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
7.1
Movie
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015
6.9
Movie
Casting By
2012
5.4
TV
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
7.5
Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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Movie
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
2008
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Movie
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
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Movie
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
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Movie
Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers... 'American Madness'
2006
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Movie
Wanderlust
2006
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Movie
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006
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Movie
The Man Who Came to Dinner: Inside a Classic Comedy
