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International Motion Picture Almanac of 1983. 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 1983! 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 movies they were connected with, studio affiliation, etc! There are 656 pages, each crammed full with extremely tiny type! 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!

Important Added Info: Note that this is one of a remarkable collection of 22 different volumes of this wonderful hardcover annual book, ranging between 1934 and 2012. We have previously auctioned a few other collections of these, and while these books are difficult to obtain one at a time, this is an opportunity to obtain any of these 22 volumes. We are also auctioning a few similar books as well! Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads.

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