Matthew Kennedy (author)
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| Born | March 14, 1957 Redding, California |
Matthew Kennedy (born March 14, 1957) is an American writer, film historian, and anthropologist.
Early life and education
Matthew Kennedy was born in
Writing
Kennedy's books include Marie Dressler: A Biography (1999), Edmund Goulding’s Dark Victory: Hollywood’s Genius Bad Boy with a foreword by Kevin Brownlow (2004), Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes (2007), Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s (2014), and On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide (2024).
Kennedy’s books on film have received praise. In reviewing Joan Blondell, film critic and historian Leonard Maltin wrote, "Kennedy is a genuinely good writer who knows the language as well as he does vintage Hollywood movies. This book gets my highest recommendation."[4] The National Board of Review found Edmund Goulding’s Dark Victory to be "a fascinating read,"[5] and linguist and political commentator John McWhorter reviewed Marie Dressler with "Bullseye! ... this book finally does this fabulous star justice with comprehensive research on her now-obscured early life; loving, intelligent coverage of all her extant films; savvy, well-written documentation of her stage career, and endlessly perceptive reconstruction of what Dressler was like as a human being.... Truly a bravura performance - Dressler lives again."[6][7]
Teaching and film series
Kennedy began teaching film history in 2004 at the
Selected bibliography
- Marie Dressler: A Biography (1999)
- Strategies in Teaching Anthropology (first edition contributor) (2000)
- Edmund Goulding’s Dark Victory: Hollywood’s Genius Bad Boy (2004)
- The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance & Musical Theater (contributor) (2004)
- The Queer Encyclopedia of Film and Television (contributor) (2005)
- Strategies in Teaching Anthropology (fourth edition contributor) (2006)
- Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes (2007)
- Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s (2014)
- On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide (2024)
References
- ^ “Redding native chronicles unlikely star’s life.” Redding Record-Searchlight, 21 October 1999.
- ^ New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- ^ City College of San Francisco
- ^ Silver Screen Oasis
- ^ National Board of Review Archived 2011-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Smooth Reading - Featuring over 250,000 books in 35 different categories". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ John McWhorter's Review
- ^ Bright Lights Film Journal
- ^ “Matthew Kennedy wins Cable Car Award.” City Currents (Marketing and Public Information Office of City College of San Francisco). May 1995. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Anonymous. Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2000), p. 316.
- ^ “Matthew Kennedy Named Community College Honors Program Faculty Member of Year 2011”. City Currents (Marketing and Public Information Office of City College of San Francisco). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Block, Alex Ben and Lucy Autrey Wilson, editors. George Lucas’s Blockbusting (2010), p. ix.
- ^ Saltz, Rachel (21 December 2007) “Joan Blondell: The Blond Bombshell from 91st Street.” The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art Film Exhibitions
- ^ Pacific Film Archive Joan Blondell retrospective Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Interviews
- Guillen, Michael (June 7, 2008). "Joan Blondell: The Fizz on the Soda—The Evening Class Interview With Matthew Kennedy, Part One". The Evening Class. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- Lopate, Leonard (December 20, 2007). "Joan Blondell: The Bombshell from 91st Street". WNYC.org. New York Public Radio. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
External links
- Official website
- Matthew Kennedy at IMDb
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