{"product_id":"king-baggot-a-biography-and-filmography-of-the-first-king-of-the-movies-9780786444960","title":"King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sally A. Dumaux\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e King Baggot began in films in 1909, was a major star from 1910 to 1916, and gained renown as a director in the 1920s and as a character actor in the 1930s and 1940s. But most notably, he was the first publicized leading man in America. In his two-reel \u003ci\u003eShadows\u003c\/i\u003e--this was a first in film history--he played ten different characters and also directed. He founded the Screen Club, the first and most prestigious club strictly for film personnel, and became a star in England with \u003ci\u003eIvanhoe\u003c\/i\u003e and in France with \u003ci\u003eAbsinthe.\u003c\/i\u003e As a director, he worked on \u003ci\u003eKissed, \u003c\/i\u003e in which Marie Prevost had her first starring role. He also directed \u003ci\u003eThe Home Maker, \u003c\/i\u003e a social drama that daringly explored role reversal between a husband and wife, and \u003ci\u003eTumbleweeds, \u003c\/i\u003e now considered a classic among westerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work is a biography from early childhood until his death in 1948. And it is a filmography documenting every known film in which he took part: cast and production credits, release date, length, Library of Congress registration number, places where the film can be found today, and other information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46884063379607,"sku":"9780786444960","price":3742.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786444960.webp?v=1770241815","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/king-baggot-a-biography-and-filmography-of-the-first-king-of-the-movies-9780786444960","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}