Innovators of the Hollywood Musical

Weeks 8, 9 | M, T, W, Th, F | Hultquist 201A | Ages 14+

This course spotlights artists who developed and advanced the Hollywood musical as an art form. Artists include Busby Berkeley, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, among others. Each class will include extensive film excerpts interspersed with lecture and discussion. The purpose of the course is to reveal how the film musical both reflected and shaped American culture in the 20th century.

Philip Atteberry

B.A., education, Univ. of Evansville; M.A., English, Ph.D., English, Washington Univ. 35 years’ university teaching experience; currently teaching English, history of jazz, and intro to film at Univ. of Pitt-Titusville. Recipient Outstanding University Teaching Award, Lincoln Memorial Univ., 1989. Contributor and editorial consultant to several music publications.

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