Gerald Mast
Gerald Mast | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 13, 1940
Died | September 1, 1988 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 48)
Occupation | Film historian |
Gerald Mast (May 13, 1940 – September 1, 1988) was an author, film historian, and member of the University of Chicago faculty. He was a contributor to the modern discipline of film studies and film history.
Life and career
Mast was born in Los Angeles in 1940;
His works were influential in the development of the academic study of film history, including the application of the Chicago School of literary criticism to film analysis,[3] and several of his books, including A Short History of the Movies and Film Theory and Criticism, have been widely incorporated into university film studies programs.[2][6]
Criticism
Mast faced some criticism for his opposition to Hollywood auteurism by some of his peers.[6][7]
Death and legacy
On September 1, 1988, Mast, age 48, died at
Mast's partner, actor Peter Burnell - best known for his role as Dr. Mike Powers on the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors - preceded him in death. Burnell was diagnosed with AIDS, and died by suicide by hanging on Jan. 5th, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 44.
Selected works
- A Short History of the Movies (1971)
- The Comic Mind: Comedy and the Movies (1973)
- Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings (1974)
- Film/Cinema/Movie: A Theory of Experience (1977)
- The Movies in Our Midst: Documents in the Cultural History of Film in America (1982)
- Howard Hawks, Storyteller (1982)
- Can't Help Singin': The American Musical on Stage and Screen (1987)
- Bringing Up Baby: Howard Hawks Director" ed. (1989)
References
- ^ "Gerald Mast, 48; Educator, Film Historian". Los Angeles Times. 1988-09-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ a b c "Gerald Mast, 48, Dies; Wrote Histories of Film". New York Times. 1988-09-02. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ a b c d e Heise K. (1988-09-02). "Gerald Mast, 48, Author, U. Of C. English Prof". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ a b Auer J. (1989-12-31). "AIDS Scourge Took Heavy Toll in '80s Decade". The Milwaukee Journal. pp. 1E–2E.
- ^ "About the Collections". University of Chicago Film Studies Center. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ JSTOR 1224858.
- ^ "Gerald Mast".