Charles Musser

Charles Musser (born 16 January 1951) is Professor of Film and American Studies at Yale University. He is a prominent film historian and documentary film maker who has "added a great deal to our knowledge of early cinema with his writings and his filmmaking."^[1]

He won several awards for his book The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907, including the Theatre Library Association Award.^[2] His research has focused on such topics as Edwin S. Porter, Oscar Micheaux, and the Edison Studios, and his films include An American Potter and Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter.^[3]

References

1. ^ Gomery, Douglas (Summer 1983). "Historical Method and Data Acquisition". Cinema Journal 22 (4): 58. 
2. ^ "Theatre Library Association Award - Winners". TLA. http://www.tla-online.org/awards/bookawards/tlaaward/winners.html#tla80s. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
3. ^ "Charles Musser". Yale Film Studies Faculty. http://www.yale.edu/filmstudiesprogram/faculty/musser.html. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 

External links

• Charles Musser at the Internet Movie Database

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