Hui Phang Loo
Hui Phang Loo - Erased A Black Actor's Journey Through The Glory Days Of Hollywood - Hardcover
Hui Phang Loo - Erased A Black Actor's Journey Through The Glory Days Of Hollywood - Hardcover
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Description: Maximus Wyld had his heyday in 1940s - 50s Hollywood. Of mixed race black Chinese and Amerindian descent he was 'the actor with a thousand faces' essentially interpreting ethnic roles: Indian chief Mexican revolutionary oriental dandy A veritable reinterpretation of the myth of American cinema through the prism of minorities Erased reveals the political and social dimension of Hollywood productions. Maximus Ohanzee Wildhorse renamed Maximus Wyld by Hollywood was a talented prized admired comedian. His filmography is an anthology of cinema: Vertigo the Maltese Falcon Sunset Boulevard the Prisoner of the Desert Rebecca Copper faced and with unprecedented beauty and animal presence he paved the way for coloured stars in an segregationist climate. After him Sydney Poitier Harry Belafonte Yul Brynner were able to reach the rank of stars. His charisma ignited white cinema and shamelessly swayed its racial hegemony. Maximus Wyld was a pioneer. However no credits mention his name. On celluloid there is no imprint of his face. Maximus the precursor rests in the graveyard of Hollywood amnesia. What event pushed him into limbo? What occult and superior force has stored his career in a cinematic Bermuda Triangle?
Title: Erased A Black Actor's Journey Through The Glory Days Of Hollywood
Author(s): Hui Phang Loo, Hugues Micol
Publisher: Nbm Publishing Company
Barcode: 9781681123387
Pages: 200 Pages, 200 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 8/27/2024
Category: Graphic Novels
Description: Maximus Wyld had his heyday in 1940s - 50s Hollywood. Of mixed race black Chinese and Amerindian descent he was 'the actor with a thousand faces' essentially interpreting ethnic roles: Indian chief Mexican revolutionary oriental dandy A veritable reinterpretation of the myth of American cinema through the prism of minorities Erased reveals the political and social dimension of Hollywood productions. Maximus Ohanzee Wildhorse renamed Maximus Wyld by Hollywood was a talented prized admired comedian. His filmography is an anthology of cinema: Vertigo the Maltese Falcon Sunset Boulevard the Prisoner of the Desert Rebecca Copper faced and with unprecedented beauty and animal presence he paved the way for coloured stars in an segregationist climate. After him Sydney Poitier Harry Belafonte Yul Brynner were able to reach the rank of stars. His charisma ignited white cinema and shamelessly swayed its racial hegemony. Maximus Wyld was a pioneer. However no credits mention his name. On celluloid there is no imprint of his face. Maximus the precursor rests in the graveyard of Hollywood amnesia. What event pushed him into limbo? What occult and superior force has stored his career in a cinematic Bermuda Triangle?
Title: Erased A Black Actor's Journey Through The Glory Days Of Hollywood
Author(s): Hui Phang Loo, Hugues Micol
Publisher: Nbm Publishing Company
Barcode: 9781681123387
Pages: 200 Pages, 200 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 8/27/2024
Category: Graphic Novels
