SLIDE, Anthony (Clifford) 1944-

(Tony Clifford, Lennox Sanderson, Jr., Anna Kate Sterling)

PERSONAL: Born November 7, 1944, in Birmingham, England; son of Clifford Frederick and Mary Florence (Eaton) Slide. Education: Attended grammar school in Birmingham, England.

ADDRESSES: Office—4118 Rhodes Ave., Studio City, CA 91604.

CAREER: Silent Picture (quarterly), London, England, founder and editor, 1968-74; American Film Institute, Beverly Hills, CA, Louis B. Mayer Research Associate, 1971-72; American Film Institute, Washington, DC, associate archivist, 1972-75; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, resident film historian, 1975-80; freelance writer and researcher, 1980—. International Film Guide, assistant editor, 1968-71; Producers Library Service, co-owner, 1986-90; producer and director of films, including Portrait of Blanche Sweet and The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors. Organizer of first silent film festival ever held in Europe, 1970; Sinking Creek Film Celebration, member of advisory board; Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater, member of national advisory committee; lecturer at Museum of Modern Art, Pacific Film Archive, Columbia University, and Library of Congress; National Film Theater, London, England, consultant on silent film programming; also consultant for television series and specials.

AWARDS, HONORS: James R. Quirk Memorial Award, 1984; award from Society of Cinephiles, 1986; cited for outstanding reference source of the year, American Library Association, 1986, 1994; cited for outstanding academic book of the year, Choice, 1989, 1994; Litt.D., Bowling Green University, 1990.

WRITINGS:

Sir Michael Balcon (monograph), British Film Institute (London, England), 1969.

Lillian Gish (monograph), British Film Institute (London, England), 1969.

(With Paul O'Dell) Griffith and the Rise of Hollywood, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1970.

(With Paul O'Dell) Early American Cinema, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1971, revised edition, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1994.

The Griffith Actresses, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1973.

(With Edward Wagenknecht) The Films of D. W. Griffith, Crown (New York, NY), 1975.

The Idols of Silence, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1976.

The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1976, revised edition, 1988.

Early Women Directors, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1977, revised edition, Da Capo Press (New York, NY), 1984.

Aspects of American Film History Prior to 1920, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1978.

Films on Film History, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1979.

The Films of Will Rogers (monograph), Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Beverly Hills, CA), 1979.

The Kindergarten of the Movies: A History of the Fine Arts Studio, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1980.

(With Edward Wagenknecht) Fifty Great American Silent Films: 1912-1920, Dover (New York, NY), 1980.

The Vaudevillians, Arlington House (New York, NY), 1981.

Great Radio Personalities in Historic Photographs, Dover (New York, NY), 1982, revised edition, Vestal (Vestal, NY), 1988.

A Collector's Guide to Movie Memorabilia, Wallace-Homestead (Des Moines, IA), 1983.

Fifty Classic British Films: 1932-1982, Dover (New York, NY), 1985.

A Collector's Guide to TV Memorabilia, Wallace-Homestead (Des Moines, IA), 1985.

The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1986, revised edition published as The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1998.

The Great Pretenders, Wallace-Homestead (Des Moines, IA), 1986.

(With Judith Katten) Movie Posters: The Paintings of Batiste Madalena, Abrams (New York, NY), 1986.

Fifty Classic French Films: 1912-1982, Dover (New York, NY), 1987.

The Cinema and Ireland, McFarland (Jefferson, NC), 1988.

One Hundred Rare Books from the Margaret Herrick Library (monograph), Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Beverly Hills, CA), 1988.

(With Patricia King Hanson and Stephen L. Hanson) Sourcebook for the Performing Arts, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1988.

The International Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1989.

(And director and coproducer) Karl Brown's Adventures with D. W. Griffith, (film), Cinema Guild (United States), 1990.

Silent Portraits, Vestal (Vestal, NY), 1990.

The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1991.

Nitrate Won't Wait: A History of Film Preservation in the United States, McFarland (Jefferson, NC), 1992.

The Slide Area: Film Book Reviews, 1989-1991, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1992.

Before Video: A History of the Non-Theatrical Film, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1992.

Gay and Lesbian Themes and Characters in Mystery Novels, McFarland (Jefferson, NC), 1993.

The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1994.

The Hollywood Novel, McFarland (Jefferson, NC), 1995.

Some Joe You Don't Know: An American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1996.

Lois Weber: The Director Who Lost Her Way in History, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1996.

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1996.

Banned in the USA: British Films in the U.S. and Their Censorship, 1933-1960, 1998.

Eccentrics of Comedy, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1998.

Actors on Red Alert: Career Interviews with Five Actors and Actresses Affected by the Blacklist, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1999.

Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses, University Press of Kentucky (Lexington, KY), 2002.

A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses, University Press of Kentucky (Lexington, KY), 2002.

Lost Gay Novels: A Reference Guide to Fifty Works of Fiction from the First Half of the Twentieth Century, Harrington Park Press (New York, NY), 2003.

American Racist: The Life and Films of Thomas Dixon, University Press of Kentucky (Lexington, KY), 2004.

Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Film, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), in press.

Contributor to several books on cinema, including The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Film Review Annual, and Magill's Survey of Cinema. Contributor of articles and reviews to numerous periodicals, sometimes under name Tony Clifford or pseudonym Lennox Sanderson, Jr.

editor

International Film, Radio and Television Journals, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1984.

Filmfront, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1986.

The Memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1986.

Selected Radio and Television Criticism, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1987.

Selected Vaudeville Criticism, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1988.

Picture Dancing on a Screen, Vestal (Vestal, NY), 1988.

Charles G. Clarke, Highlights and Shadows: The Memoirs of a Hollywood Cameraman, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1989.

They Also Wrote for the Fan Magazines: Film Articles by Literary Giants from E. E. Cummings to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1920-1939, McFarland (Jefferson, NC), 1992.

Robert Goldstein and the Spirit of '76, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1993.

(Consulting editor) Billy H. Doyle, The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers: A Necrology of Births and Deaths and Essays on Fifty Lost Players, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1995.

Directing: Learn from the Masters, foreword by Francois Truffaut, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1996.

De Toth on de Toth: Putting the Drama in Front of the Camera: A Conversation with Anthony Slide, Faber & Faber (Boston, MA), 1996.

(Consulting editor) Harry Waldman, Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1996.

(Compiler) Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1997.

Before, in, and after Hollywood: The Autobiography of Joseph E. Henabery, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1997.

(Consulting editor) Harry Waldman, Paramount in Paris: 300 Films Produced at the Joinville Studios, 1930-1933, with Credits and Biographies, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1998.

(And author of introduction) Alexander Knox, On Actors and Acting: Essays, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1998.

(Consulting editor) Marihuana, Motherhood, and Madness: Three Screenplays from the Exploitation Cinema of Dwain Esper, edited by Bret Wood, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1998.

(Consulting editor) Billy H. Doyle, The Ultimate Directory of Film Technicians: A Necrology of Dates and Places of Births and Deaths of More Than 9,000 Producers, Screenwriters, Composers, Cinematographers, Art Directors, Costume Designers, Choreographers, Executives, and Publicists, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 1999.

(Associate editor) The Encyclopedia of British Film, Methuen (London, England), 2003.

Also editor of "Filmmakers" series for Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD). Member of editorial board, Film History. Book review editor, Classic Image, beginning 1989.

editor of "selected film criticism" series

Selected Film Criticism: 1896-1911, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1982.

Selected Film Criticism: 1912-1920, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1982.

Selected Film Criticism: 1921-1930, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1982.

Selected Film Criticism: 1931-1940, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1982.

Selected Film Criticism: 1941-1950, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1983.

Selected Film Criticism: Foreign Films, 1930-1950, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1984.

Selected Film Criticism: 1951-1960, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1985.

editor of "selected theatre criticism" series

Selected Theatre Criticism: 1900-1919, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1985.

Selected Theater Criticism: 1920-1930, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1985.

Selected Theater Criticism: 1931-1950, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1986.

editor; under pseudonym anna kate sterling

The Best of Shadowland, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1987.

Cinematographers on the Art and Craft of Cinematography, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1987.

Celebrity Articles from the Screen Guild Magazine, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1987.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

American Reference Books Annual, 1997, review of Some Joe You Don't Know: An American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities, p. 505; 1999, review of The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry, p. 505.

Choice, January, 1997, review of The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors, p. 804; February, 1997, review of Lois Weber: The Director Who Lost Her Way in History, p. 973; January, 1999, review of The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry, p. 856; June, 1999, review of Eccentrics of Comedy, p. 1795; June, 1999, review of Banned in the USA: British Films in the U.S. and Their Censorship, 1933-1960, p. 1796.

Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television, October, 2001, Daniel Cooper, review of Actors on Red Alert: Career Interviews with Five Actors and Actresses Affected by the Blacklist, p. 421.

Library Association Record, May, 1999, review of The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry, p. 301.

Library Journal, September 1, 2002, Andrea Slonosky, review of A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses, p. 166.

Reference and Research Book News, May, 1998, review of Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian, p. 22; August, 1998, review of Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian, p. 19; November, 1998, review of The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry, p. 195; May, 1999, review of Banned in the USA, p. 174; May, 1999, review of Eccentrics of Comedy, p. 176.

Reference and User Services Quarterly, winter, 1998, Richard W. Grefrath, review of The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry, p. 214.

Rettig on Reference, November, 1998, review of The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry.

Sight and Sound, May, 1997, review of The Memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché, p. 35.

online

Silents Majority On-Line Journal of Silent Film, http://www.silentsmajority.com/ (August 23, 2005), Stuart M. Chandler, review of Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian.*