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Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies: The Only Film Guide That Matters

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I looked at this latest edition of Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies and was very suprised to discover that
the entry on Janet Leigh made no mention of her death. Since Janet Leigh died in October, 2004 and this edition was published in May, 2006 the expertise of the contributors is, in my opinion, very suspect.
One can only assume that the book contains many other errors or omissions.

If you are interested in the actors, behind the scenes, and filming information this is excellent to have on hand while watching a movie. Well written but docked one star as the contents need to be updated more often and it needs more contents/info. I use this book and Video Hounds Guide a lot.

This book is a must-have for film buffs everywhere. It gives you detailed information on actors, directors, etc. and a list of many films in their careers. It also contains major award winners and the like.

We love movies, particularly the older ones on TCM, and this book is an invaluable resource. It has information including short bios and lists of films made on thousands of actors, directors, and others involved in movies. We are always picking it up and looking things up. Yes, we have access to IMDB and frequently access that, but it's easier when at home to just pick up this book and look things up. It's getting out of date, though, with no update in 6 years, so we hope that someone will put out an updated copy.

Halliwell's is a helpful resource for TV and movie watching in that you can look up movie and TV stars by name, get their age, their given name at birth (for the stars that have changed their name), and all the movies that they have made in their entertainment career.

Terrific for cinephiles, crossword puzzlers or just the curious. Fantastic den coffee table reference, a true cinema who's who. Great value!

An excellent compendium of Who's Who in the movies, entertaingly edited by John Walker. A couple of names I would like to have seen in the listings are Peggy Evans, who starred with Dirk Bogarde in THE BLUE LAMP,
and Pearl Argyle, dancer/actress. Maybe in the next edition !

An very complete information souce on the people who are and were in the movies.
A must for everyone who needs information.