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MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC ('29) MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC ('29) book OR search current auctions Auction History Result 3t407 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC hardcover book '29 complete biographical info about every actor! Date Sold 12/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Hardcover Book (measures 9" x 11 3/4" [23 x 30 cm]; 226 pages) (Learn More) Motion Picture Almanac of 1929. This is a hardback book that was the "reference book of the industry". In addition to many paid ads from top names in the industry, the book is a virtual "Who's Who" of Hollywood, with extensive one paragraph biographies of actors and all other studio personnel in 1929! The biographies give information that I doubt is easily obtainable anywhere else including birth place, height, hair color, eye color, weight, name of mate, top films they were connected with, studio affiliation, etc! There are 226 pages, each crammed full with extremely tiny type! Note that studios would take out ads for their top stars or directors, and you could tell how much they thought of those people by how big the ad was (Colleen Moore merited a full page, but Gary Cooper, who was near the beginning of his stardom, only got a quarter page!). Note that this yearbook was part of the series of Motion Picture Almanacs that were published starting in the 1920s (the earliest one we have seen is from 1929). In 1937, they added a second volume on non-U.S. movies, called "International Motion Picture Almanac". In 1952, they added coverage of television to the main volume, and the title became "Motion Picture and Television Almanac". In 1959, they split each volume into two, one book that focused solely on movies, and the other focused solely on television, and the titles reflected that. Finally, keeping up with the times, the television almanac became "Television and Video Almanac" in 1988! Also note that very clever poster dealers have used these yearbooks to find out exactly where there were movie theaters in their area (and the surrounding states) and they have contacted the former owners of those theaters (or their heirs), and have found many great finds of movie posters in that way! Of course, we can't guarantee that will work for YOU, but it sure seems worth a try! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: good to very good. There are many stains and scuffs on the covers (with much wear around the edges of the covers) and on the first and last interior pages, but otherwise, the book is in pretty good condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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