Bibliography of encyclopedias: film, radio, television and mass communications

This is a list of reference works involves encyclopedias and encyclopedic dictionaries of any language published on the subject of film/cinema, radio, television, and mass communications, including related biographical dictionaries of actors, directors, etc.

Entries are in the English language except where noted.

Animation

Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2001). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. US: Stone Bridge Press.
McCarthy, Helen (1996). The Anime Movie Guide: Japanese Animation since 1983. London: Titan. ISBN 1-85286-631-4
Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. Mcfarland & company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5.
Kapkov, Sergey (2007). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (in Russian). Russia: Algorithm-kniga.
Lenburg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Facts on File.^[1]
Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media. ISBN 1633537323.
Anime News Network [online database]^[2]
The Big Cartoon DataBase [online database]

Film

Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.
American Film Institute (1941). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. R. R. Bowker. Google Books.
Armstrong, Richard B.; Armstrong, Mary Willems (2009). Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-4572-1.
Bawden, Liz-Anne, ed. (1976). The Oxford Companion to Film. New York: Oxford University Press. OCLC 2346001.^[3]
Blumenfeld, Robert (1 March 2009). Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Acting and Show Business. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-87910-363-7.
Branigan, Edward; Buckland, Warren (eds.) (2015). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory. Routledge. ISBN 9781138849150.
Brown, Gene, ed. (1984). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Times Books.^[4]
Cawkwell, Tim; Smith, John Milton (1972). The World Encyclopedia of Film. Studio Vista. ISBN 978-0-289-70295-6.
Microsoft Corporation (1992–97). Microsoft Cinemania [digital database].^[5]^[1]
Craggs, Stewart R. (1998). Soundtracks: An international dictionary of composers for film. Ashgate. ISBN 1859281893.^[6]
Fernett, Gene (1988). American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia. McFarland.^[1]
Halliwell, Leslie (1977). Halliwell's Film Guide. HarperCollins.^[3]^[7]^[8]
—— (1993). Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (10th ed.). HarperCollins.^[3]
Herbert, Stephen; McKernan, Luke (1996). Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. British Film Institute.^[6]
Katz, Ephraim; Nolen, Ronald Dean (2 September 2008). The film encyclopedia: the complete guide to film and the film industry. Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-143285-9.^[3]
Maltin, Leonard (1969–2014). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. New American Library.^[3]
Lyon, Christopher; Doll, Susan (1984). The Macmillan Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Films. MacMillan. ISBN 978-0-333-33525-3.
Magill, Frank N. Magill's American Film Guide. Salem Press.^[7]
—— (1980–85). Magill's Survey of Cinema. Salem Press.^[7]^[8]
McGee, Marty (2010). Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-4916-3.
Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. ISBN 0399516042.
Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley R. (1985–87). The Motion Picture Guide. CineBooks.^[7]^[8]
The New York Times (1913–74). The New York Times Film Reviews. The New York Times and Arno Press. OCLC 2293207, 3463329.^[4]
Noriega, José Luis Sánchez (2004). Diccionario temático del cine (in Spanish). Cátedra. ISBN 978-84-376-2191-3.
Nowlan, Robert A.; Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright (1988). An Encyclopedia of Film Festivals. JAI Press.
Roddick, Nick; Eames, John Douglas (1985). Encyclopedia of Great Movies. Woodbury Press. ISBN 978-0-7064-2460-7.
Summers, Howard (2018). The Guide To Movie Lists: Filmographies of the World. Howcom Services. ISBN 978-1-5499-4022-4.
—— (2018). The Guide To Movie Lists 2: Genres, Subjects and Themes. Howcom Services. ISBN 978-1-982904-72-2.
—— (2018). The Guide To Movie Lists 3: Appendices. Howcom Services. ISBN 978-1-983366-14-7.
Thomas, Nicholas; Vinson, James (1990–93). The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (2nd ed.)/ St. James Press.^[3]^[7]^[8]
Thomson, David (1975). A Biographical Dictionary of Cinema. Secker & Warburg.
—— (2014). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780375711848.^[6]
Torres, Augusto M. (1996). Diccionario Espasa cine español (in Spanish). Espasa Calpe. ISBN 978-84-239-9241-6.
Weldon, Michael (15 September 1989). The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film. Plexus. ISBN 978-0-85965-156-1.
Winnert, Derek (1995). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Movies: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to the Movies. Carlton. ISBN 978-1-85868-079-8.
AllMovie [online database].

Specific to genre/film subject

Aitken, Ian (2006). Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97639-8.
Edgington, K.; Erskine, Thomas L.; Welsh, James (2010). Encyclopedia of Sports Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7652-1.
Hall, Phil (2004). The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies: Films from the Fringes of Cinema. M. Wiese Productions. ISBN 978-0-941188-95-1.
Hardy, Phil (1983–98). The Aurum Film Encyclopedia, 4 vols. UK: Aurum Press.
- 1983. Volume 1: The Western (ISBN 978-0-7064-2555-0; Google Books)
- 1984. Volume 2: Science Fiction (ISBN 978-0-7064-2557-4; Google Books)
- 1984. Volume 3: Horror
- 1998. Volume 4: The Gangster Film.
Henderson, C. J. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies. Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-4567-9.
Mayer, Geoff; McDonnell, Brian (2007). Encyclopedia of Film Noir. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4.
Mazur, Eric Michael (2011). Encyclopedia of Religion and Film. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-33072-8.
Milne, Tom; Hardy, Phil (1986). The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-055050-9.
Myford, Eric (2010). The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies Volume I. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-4538-2100-8.
Picart, Caroline Joan (2004). The Holocaust Film Sourcebook. Praeger. ISBN 0275978508.^[9]
Spicer, Andrew (30 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5960-9.

Action / war

Davenport, Robert Ralsey (2004). The Encyclopedia of War Movies: The Authoritative Guide to Movies about Wars of the Twentieth Century. Facts On File/Checkmark Books. ISBN 978-0-8160-4479-5.
Lentz, Robert J. (2003). Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features Through 2000. McFarland. ISBN 0786410469.^[10]
Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3027-1.
Picart, Caroline Joan (2004). The Holocaust Film Sourcebook. Praeger. ISBN 0275978508.^[9]
Rubin, Steven Jay (2003). The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia. Contemporary Books. ISBN 978-0-07-141246-9.

Musicals

Green, Stanley (1981). Encyclopedia of the Musical Film. Oxford University Press.^[3]
Hirschhorn, Clive. (1981). Hollywood Musical. Crown.^[3]
Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0.

Specific to culture

Slide, Anthony (1986). International Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood.^[1]

American / Hollywood

Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American film directors: A Wallflower critical guide. Wallflower. ISBN 9781903364529.^[6]
American Film Institute (1995). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States Film Beginnings, 1893-1910 : A Work in Progress. edited by Elias Savada. Scarecrow. ISBN 978-0-8108-3021-9.
—— (1996). American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1961–1970. Hollywood Film Archive. ISBN 978-0-913616-45-1.
Dimare, Philip C. (2011). Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-296-8.
Siegel, Scott; Siegel, Barbara (1990). Encyclopedia of Hollywood. Facts on File.^[3]
Slide, Anthony (1986). The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood.^[1]

Asian

McCarthy, Helen (1996). The Anime Movie Guide: Japanese Animation since 1983. London: Titan. ISBN 1-85286-631-4
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-19-564768-6.
Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media. ISBN 1633537323.
Weisser, Thomas; Weisser, Yuko Mihara (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia. Vital Books.
- Volume 1: The Horror, Fantasy, and Sci Fi Films (ISBN 1889288519)
- Volume 2: The Sex Films (ISBN 1889288527)

European

Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2001). Contemporary British and Irish film directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower. ISBN 9781903364222.^[6]
Burton, Alan; Chibnall, Steve (2013). Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Scarecrow. ISBN 9780810867949.
Hoxha, Abaz (1999). Enciklopedi E Kinematografise Shqiptare (in Albanian). Seksioni i Akademisë Shqiptaro-Amerikane të Shkencave dhe Arteve. ISBN 978-99927-643-0-5.
Kapkov, Sergey (2007). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (in Russian). Russia: Algorithm-kniga.
McFarlane, Brian (2011). Encyclopedia of British Film. Methuen Publishing. ISBN 978-0-413-77702-7.
McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (2003). The Encyclopedia of British Film. Methuen. ISBN 978-0-413-77301-2.
Rockett, Kevin (1996). The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films 1896-1996. Dublin: Red Mountain Media. ISBN 978-0-9526698-0-7.
Vincendeau, Ginette (1995). Encyclopedia of European Cinema. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-3394-2.

Latin & Hispanic

Baugh, Scott L. (13 April 2012). Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38036-5.
Keller, Gary D.; Keller, Estela (1997). A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. ISBN 0927534568.^[6]
Osuna, Alfonso J. García (2003). The Cuban Filmography, 1897 Through 2001. McFarland. ISBN 0786412755.^[11]

Online film databases

Specialized

Art of the Title — title sequences
Box Office Mojo — box-office revenue
The Big Cartoon DataBase — animation
FindAnyFilm — film availability
Internet Movie Cars Database — motor vehicles in film
Internet Movie Firearms Database — firearms in film
Little Golden Guy — Academy Awards stats
Lumiere — film admissions in Europe
Metacritic — aggregated reviews
Moviemistakes.com — production mistakes
The Numbers — box-office revenue
Movie Review Query Engine — review index
Rotten Tomatoes — aggregated reviews

Culture-specific

AlloCiné — French cinema
Animator.ru — Russian and Soviet cinema
Anime News Network — Japanese animation^[2]
BFI Film & TV Database — British cinema
Box Office India — Indian cinema
Christian Film Database — Christian cinema
Ciné-Ressources — French film archives
Cinenacional.com — Argentine cinema
Czech Movie Heaven — Czech and Slovak cinema
Danish Film Database — Danish cinema
Elonet — Finnish cinema
Filmarchives online — European film archives
Filmfront — Norwegian cinema
Filmportal.de — German cinema
Filmweb — Polish cinema (and world cinema)
HanCinema — Korean cinema
Hong Kong Cinemagic — Chinese-language cinema from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Hong Kong Movie DataBase — Hong Kong cinema
Japanese Movie Database — Japanese cinema
KinoPoisk — Russian cinema
Korean Movie Database — Korean cinema
Nollywood Reinvented — Nigerian cinema
PORT.hu — Central European cinema
Stopklatka.pl — Polish cinema
Svensk mediedatabas — search engine for audiovisual works by the National Library of Sweden
Swedish Film Database — Swedish cinema

Adult films

Media, entertainment, communications

Abercrombie, Nicholas, and Brian Longhurst. 2007. The Penguin Dictionary of Media Studies. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780141014272.^[12]
Barnouw, Eric. 1989. International Encyclopedia of Communications. Oxford University Press.^[13]
Damesi, Marcel. 2000. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802047831.^[12]
Hartley, John. 2002. Communication, cultural and media studies: the key concepts. Routledge. ISBN 0415268885.^[12]
Schement, Jorge Reina. 2002. Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN 0028653866.^[12]
Marquis Who's Who. 1985–. Who's Who in Media & Communications.^[6]
—— 1989–99. Who's Who in Entertainment.^[6]
Monaco, James. 1971. The Dictionary of New Media: The New Digital World of Video, Audio, and Print. Preview.
Studio System by Gracenote [online entertainment database]
Variety Insight [online entertainment database]

Media companies and franchises

Shields, Brian, and Kevin Sullivan. 2008. WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment. Dorling Kindersley.
Smith, Dave. 1996. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6223-8.
Velasco, Raymond L. 1984. A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (1st ed.). Del Rey.
List of Star Trek reference books
- Trimble, Bjo. 1976. Star Trek Concordance (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books.

Mass media

Downing, John. 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. SAGE Publishing. ISBN 9780761926887.^[12]
Hixson, Richard. 1989. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland.^[7]
Hudson, Robert V. 1987. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Garland.^[7]

Radio

Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh. 1979. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. US: Ballantine Books.
Dunning, John. 1976. Tune In Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old Radio, 1925-76. Prentice-Hall.^[14]
—— 1998. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195076788, 978-0195076783.
Terrace, Vincent. 1981. Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs, 1930–60. San Diego: A. S. Barnes. OCLC 6355555.^[14]
Swartz, Jon, and Robert Reinert. 1993. Handbook of Old-Time Radio: A Comprehensive Guide to Golden Age Radio Listening and Collecting. Scarecrow Press.^[14]

Theatre and performing arts

Banham, Martin. 1989. The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre. Cambridge University Press.^[15]^[16]^[17]
Benson, Eugene, and L. W. Conolly. 1989. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Oxford University Press.^[17]
Dumur, Guy. 1965. Encyclopédie de la Pléiade 19: Histoire des spectacles (in French). Éditions Gallimard. Google Books.
Esslin, Martin. 1977. Encyclopedia of World Theater. Scribner's.^[17]
Gänzl, Kurt, and Andrew Lamb. 1989. Gänzl's Book of the Musical Theatre. Schirmer.^[18]
Gelli, Piero 1978. Encyclopedia of Performing Arts (in Italian). Garzanti.
Green, Stanley. 1976. Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Dodd, Mead.^[18]
Hartnoll, Phyllis. 1983. Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Oxford University Press.^[15]^[16]^[17]
Hartnoll, Phyllis, and Peter Found. 1992. Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press.^[17]
Hawkins-Dady, Mark; Shrimpton, Leanda; Pickering, David (1996). International Dictionary of Theatre: Actors, directors, and designers. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-097-1.^[16]
Lounsbury, Warren C., and Norman Boulanger. 1989. Theatre Backstage from A to Z. University of Washington Press.^[19]
—— 1992. Theatre Lighting from A to Z. University of Washington Press.^[19]
Patterson, Michael (2 June 2005). The Oxford Dictionary of Plays. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-860417-4.
Packard, William. 1988. Facts on File Dictionary of the Theatre. Facts on File.^[17]
Thurston, James. 1992. The What, Where, When of Theater Props: An Illustrated Chronology from Arrowheads to Video Games. Betterway Books.^[19]
Vince, Ronald W. 1989. A Companion to the Medieval Theatre. Greenwood.^[15]
Zylbercweig, Zalmen, ed. 1931–69. Lexicon of Yiddish Theatre.
Encyclopedie Du Theatre Contemporain (in French). Textbook Publishers. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7581-5552-8.
Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural de Teatro (in Portuguese) [online database]. Brazil: Ministerio da Cultura, Government of Brazil. 2001–present.

American theatre

Boardman, Gerald. 1984. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press.^[15]^[17]
—— 1987. Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press.^[17]
Bronner, Edwin. 1979. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre, 1900–1975. A. S. Barnes.^[18]
Navarro, Jerónimo Herrera. 1993. Catálogo de autores teatrales del siglo XVIII (in Spanish). Spain: Fundación Universitaria Española. ISBN 8473923367.^[6]
Sampson, Henry T. 1988. The Ghost Walks: A Chronological History of Blacks in Show Business, 1865–1910. Scarecrow Press.^[18]
Wilmeth, Don B., and Tice L. Miller. 1993. The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. Cambridge University Press.^[15]^[17]
Woll, Allen. 1983. Dictionary of the Black Theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected Harlem Theatre. Greenwood.^[18]

American musical theatre

Bloom, Ken. American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion. Facts on File, 1985.^[20]
Boardman, Gerald. 1981. American Operetta. Oxford University Press.^[20]
—— 1982. American Musical Comedy. Oxford UP.^[20]
—— 1985. American Musical Revue. Oxford UP.^[20]
—— 1992. The American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford UP.^[20]
Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516986-7.
Hischak, Thomas S. 1993. Stage It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre. Greenwood.^[20]
—— 2008. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0.
Lewine, Richard, and Alfred Simon. 1984. Songs of the Theater. H. W. Wilson.^[20]

New York / Broadway

Bloom, Ken. 1991. Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People, and Places of Times Square. Facts on File.^[15]
Hischak, Thomas S. 2006. Enter the playmakers: Directors and choreographers on the New York stage. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810857472.^[6]
Leiter, Samuel L. 1985. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920–1930. Greenwood.^[18]
—— 1989. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1930–1940. Greenwood.^[18]
—— 1992. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1940–1950. Greenwood.^[18]

Asian theatre

Brandon, James R. 1993. Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre. Cambridge University Press.^[15]
Leiter, Samuel L. 1979. Art of Kabuki: Famous Plays in Performance. University of California Press.^[17]
—— 1979. Kabuki Encyclopedia: An English-Language Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten. Greenwood.^[17]

Ballet

Balanchine, George, and Francis Mason. 1989. 101 Stories of the Great Ballets. Doubleday.^[21]
Bremser, Martha. 1993. International Dictionary of Ballet. St. James Press.^[18]
Clarke, Mary, and Clement Crisp. 1981. Ballet Goer's Guide. Knopf.^[21]
Koegler, Horst. 1982. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet. Oxford University Press.^[18]^[21]

European theatre

Cooper, Barbara T. 1998. French Dramatists, 1789–1914. Gale Research. ISBN 0787618470.^[6]
Demastes, William W. 1996. British Playwrights, 1956–1995: A Research and Production Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313287597.^[6]
Kosch, Wilhelm, and Ingrid Bigler-Marschall. 1953–2012. Deutsches Theater-Lexikon. Germany: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-028755-4.
Navarro, Jerónimo Herrera. 1993. Catálogo de autores teatrales del siglo XVIII. Fundación Universitaria Española. ISBN 8473923367.^[6]
O'Neil, Mary Anne. 2006. Twentieth-century French Dramatists. Thomson Gale. ISBN 9780787681395.^[6]
Parker, Mary. 1998. Spanish dramatists of the Golden Age: A bio-bibliographical sourcebook. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313288933.^[6]
—— 2002. Modern Spanish dramatists: A bio-bibliographical sourcebook. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313305781.^[6]
Richel, Veronica C. 1988. The German Stage, 1767-1890: A directory of playwrights and plays. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313249903.^[6]
Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (online database). Institute for Theater Studies, University of Bern
- Print edition: Kotte, Andreas, ed. (2005). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (in German). Zurich: Chronos. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181. (French edition: Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse; Italian: Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero; Romansh: Lexicon da teater svizzer)

Television

Aaker, Everett (2011). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948–1959. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8.
Beck, Ken; Clark, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars. Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 978-1-55853-981-5.
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle (1992). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–present (5th ed.). Ballantine.^[22]
Brown, Les (1992). Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television (3rd ed.). Gale Research.^[4]^[7]
Clements, Jonathan; Tamamuro, Motoko (2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953.
Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. Mcfarland & company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5.
—— (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948–2008. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3828-0.
Fox Reality Channel (2009). The Encyclopedia of Reality Television: The Ultimate Guide to Over 20 Years of Reality TV from The Real World to Dancing with the Stars. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-7055-4.
Fulton, Roger (2000). The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction. Boxtree, 4th edition. ISBN 978-0-7522-1150-3.
Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0.
Lackmann, Ronald W. (2003). The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television. Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-4554-9.
Langman, Larry; Molinari, Joseph A. (1990). The New Video Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. ISBN 0824082443.^[4]
Maltin, Leonard (1969–2014). Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide. New American Library.^[3]
Newcomb, Horace (2004). Encyclopedia of Television (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-57958-411-5. The first edition is freely available online.
Robinson, Mark A. (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6517-0.
Schemering, Christopher (1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books.
Slide, Anthony (1991). The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood.^[4]^[7]
Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media. ISBN 1633537323.
Terrace, Vincent (1985–86). The Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials. Rev. ed., New York Zoetrope.^[22]
—— (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
—— (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings. McFarland & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-6630-6.
Waggett, Gerard J. (1997). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. HarperPaperbacks.

Online TV databases

Anime News Network — Japanese animation^[2]
Art of the Title — title sequences
The Big Cartoon DataBase — animation
Filmfront — Norwegian TV and film
HanCinema — Korean TV and film
IMDb
Internet Movie Firearms Database — firearms in TV and film
KinoPoisk — Russian TV and film
Metacritic — aggregated reviews
Moviemistakes.com — production mistakes
PORT.hu — Central European TV and film
Rotten Tomatoes — aggregated reviews
Stopklatka.pl — Polish TV and film

Biography

Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television. Cengage Gale. 1984–. ISSN 0749-064X.^[6]
Morsberger, Robert Eustis, Stephen O. Lessek, and Randall Clark. 1984. American screenwriters. Gale Research. ISBN 0810309173.^[6]

Actors

Brode, Douglas (15 October 2009). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–present. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71849-4.
Highfill, Philip H; Burnim, Kalman A; Langhans, Edward A. (20 October 1993). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 16, W. West to Zwingman: Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-1803-2.
Koon, Helene (September 1994). Gold Rush performers: a biographical dictionary of actors, singers, dancers, musicians, circus performers and minstrel players in America's Far West, 1848 to 1869. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-923-5.
Monush, Barry (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-551-2.
Nungezer, Edwin (1968). A dictionary of actors and other persons associated with the public representation of plays in England before 1642. Greenwood Press.

Film directors

Armes, Roy (23 August 2010). Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35518-8.
Beaver, Frank Eugene (2006). Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion To Film Art. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-7298-0.
Elert, Nicolet V.; Vasudevan, Aruna; Leanda Shrimpton (1997). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Writers and production artists. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-303-3.
Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28972-9.
IFILM (1984–). Film directors: A complete guide. Lone Eagle. ISSN 0740-2872.^[6]
Jarvis, Douglas (1985). Encyclopedia of Film Stars. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-0-8317-2795-6.
Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara (2000). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Directors. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-451-1.
Roberts, Jerry (15 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6138-1.
Roud, Richard (1980). Cinema: a critical dictionary : the major film-makers. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-22257-5.
Sadoul, Georges; Morris, Peter (1972). Dictionary of Film Makers. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02151-8.
Wakeman, John (1987). World Film Directors: 1945–1985. H.W. Wilson. ISBN 978-0-8242-0763-2.^[6]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kister, 1994, p. 355.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Anime - Encyclopedia - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kister, 1994, p. 356.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kister, 1994, p. 358.
^ https://wired.com/1994/11/cinemania-94/ http://ew.com/article/1995/11/24/microsoft-cinemania-96/
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kister, 1994, p. 357.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kister, 1994, p. 357-358.
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^ Guide to Reference: History of Asia
^ "History of the Americas." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Communication and Media Studies." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.
^ Kister, 1994, p. 356-357.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kister, 1994, p. 358-359.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kister, 1994, p. 437.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kister, 1994, p. 438-439.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kister, 1994, p. 439.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kister, 1994, p. 438.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kister, 1994, p. 439-440.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kister, 1994, p. 436.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kister, 1994, p. 437-438.
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Guide to Reference. [1] American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014. (subscription required).
Kister, Kenneth F. (1994). Kister's Best Encyclopedias (2nd ed.). Phoenix: Oryx. ISBN 0-89774-744-5.

External links

The Howard Summers Website: National Filmographies

[K355-1] Kister, 1994, p. 355.

[:0-2] "Anime - Encyclopedia - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[K356-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kister, 1994, p. 356.

[K358-4] Kister, 1994, p. 358.

[5] ttps://wired.com/1994/11/cinemania-94/ http://ew.com/article/1995/11/24/microsoft-cinemania-96/

[GtRBiography-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Biography." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014.ISSN 0749-064X

[K357-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kister, 1994, p. 357.

[K357-358-8] Kister, 1994, p. 357-358.

[GtRGeneral_History-9] "General History." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.

[GtRHistory_of_Asia-10] Guide to Reference: History of Asia

[GtRHistory_of_the_Americas-11] "History of the Americas." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.

[GtRCommunication-12] "Communication and Media Studies." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.

[K356-357-13] Kister, 1994, p. 356-357.

[K358-359-14] Kister, 1994, p. 358-359.

[K437-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kister, 1994, p. 437.

[K438-439-16] Kister, 1994, p. 438-439.

[K439-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kister, 1994, p. 439.

[K438-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kister, 1994, p. 438.

[K439-440-19] Kister, 1994, p. 439-440.

[K436-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kister, 1994, p. 436.

[K437-438-21] Kister, 1994, p. 437-438.

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