Richard Schickel

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birthname = Richard Warren Schickel
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occupation = Author, Journalist, Film critic, Film historian, Film maker
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Richard Warren Schickel (born February 10, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He is a film critic for "Time" magazine, having also written for "Life" magazine and the "Los Angeles Times Book Review".__TOC__Schickel was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1964. He has also lectured at Yale University and University of Southern California's School of Film and Television.

Books

* "The World of Carnegie Hall" (1960)
* "The Stars" (1962)
* "Movies: The history of an art and an institution" (1964)
* "The World of Goya, 1746–1828" (1968)
* "The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney" (1968); revised editions: 1984, 1997
* "The Museum" (1970)
* "Second Sight: Notes on Some Movies 1965–1970" (1972)
* "His Picture In The Papers: A Speculation on Celebrity in America Based on the Life of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr." (1974)
* "Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter" (1974)
* "The World of Tennis" (1975)
* "Douglas Fairbanks: The First Celebrity" (1976)
* "Another I, Another You: A Novel" (1978)
* "Singled Out: A civilized guide to sex and sensibility for the suddenly single man—or woman" (1981)
* "Cary Grant: A Celebration" (1983)
* "D.W. Griffith: An American Life" (1984); British Film Institute Book Prize, 1985
* "Common Fame: The Culture of Celebrity" (1985) a.k.a. "Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity"; revised 2000
* "Lena" by Lena Horne and Richard Schickel
* "James Cagney: A Celebration" (1986)
* "Gary Cooper" (1986) ISBN 0-316-77307-7
* "Striking Poses: Photographs from the Kobal Collection" (1987)
* "Carnegie Hall: The First One Hundred Years" by Richard Schickel and Michael Walsh (1987)
* "Schickel on Film: Encounters—Critical and Personal—With Movie Immortals" (1989)
* "Brando: A Life in Our Times" (1991)
* "Double Indemnity (BFI Film Classics)" (1992)
* "Clint Eastwood: A Biography" (1996)
* "Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950–1965" (1998)
* "Matinee Idylls: Reflections on the Movies" (1999)
* "Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip: Movies, Memory and World War II" (2003)
* "Woody Allen: A Life in Film" (2004)
* "Elia Kazan: A Biography" (2005)
* "Bogie: A Celebration of the Life and Films of Humphrey Bogart" (2006) ISBN 0-312-36629-9
* "The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian" (2006) (editor)

Documentaries

*"The Men Who Made the Movies" (1973), eight-part series, PBS, Emmy nominated
*"Life Goes to the Movies" (1976), NBC, Emmy nominated
*"Funny Business" (1977), CBS
*"The Horror Show" (1978), CBS
*"Into the Morning: Willa Cather's America" (1978), PBS
*"SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), ABC
*"James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1982), PBS
*"From to Jedi: The Making of a Saga" (1983), PBS
*"Minnelli on Minnelli" (1987), PBS, Emmy nominated
*"Cary Grant: A Celebration" (1988), ABC
*"Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend" (1989), TNT
*"Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To" (1990), TNT
*"Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire" (1991), TNT
*"Eastwood & Co: Making Unforgiven" (1992), ABC
*"Hollywood on Hollywood" (1993), AMC
*"Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey" (1994), AMC, Emmy nominated
*"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story" (2008), three-part series, PBS

External links

* [http://www.richardschickel.com/ Official website]
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* [http://wiredforbooks.org/richardschickel/ 1989 audio interview with Richard Schickel at Wired for Books.org] by Don Swaim