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Donald Bogle is an American film historian and author of six books concerning blacks in film and on television. He is an instructor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and at the University of Pennsylvania. Bogle grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia and graduated from Lincoln University in 1966. As a child, he spent a lot of time watching television and going to the movies. He wondered why there were very few black characters.

By Donald Bogle - 8x11 510 pages profusely & historically photo illustrated. Donald Bogle does an excellent job listing every movie and television program that featured Black people in a prominent role. I read the book like a novel.

Donald Bogle is one of the foremost authorities on African Americans in film and the arts

Donald Bogle is one of the foremost authorities on African Americans in film and the arts. He is the author of the classic Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, which is published by Continuum. His best-selling Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood received the Hurston/Wright Finalist Legacy Award in Non-fiction

Bogle also presents numerous biographical profiles of black actors and actresses and other blacks involved in movies and television, such as black film directors. As a reference book, Blacks in American Films and Television includes a substantial index and bibliography.

This particular book is, as it states, an encyclopedia of film and television featuring Black characters and story lines. I appreciate that he covers pioneering Black films and filmmakers from as far back as the 1920's

This particular book is, as it states, an encyclopedia of film and television featuring Black characters and story lines. I appreciate that he covers pioneering Black films and filmmakers from as far back as the 1920's.

Bogle's exhaustive study moves from the postwar era of Beulah and Amos 'n' Andy to the politically restless sixties reflected in I Spy and . Blacks in American Films and Television: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York: Fireside Books, 1990

Bogle's exhaustive study moves from the postwar era of Beulah and Amos 'n' Andy to the politically restless sixties reflected in I Spy and an edgy, ultra-hip program like Mod Squad Year: 2015. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York: Fireside Books, 1990. - -. Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography.

Donald Bogle is an American film historian and author of six books concerning African Americans in film and on television. Blacks in American Film and Television: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Garland, 1988.

Donald Bogle is an American film historian and author of six books concerning African Americans in film and on television Contents. Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography, Amistad Press, 1997. Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood, One World Ballantine Books, 2005.

The definitive book on Black film and television. Published by Thriftbooks. com User, 20 years ago. I read the book like a novel

The definitive book on Black film and television.

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