About the Author

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. His other books include the critically acclaimed "Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography; Blacks in American Films and Television: An Illustrated Encyclopedia;" and "Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television." He has appeared on such television programs as "Entertainment Tonight; Today; Good Morning, America;" and "Nightline;" and has served as a commentator on such documentaries as Spike Lee's "Jim Brown: All-American, "American Movie Classics' "Small Steps . . . Big Strides, " and TV Land's three-part series on African Americans on television. He also co-hosted Turner Classic Movies' award-winning series "Race and ""Hollywood"." "The first edition of the present book, "Brown Sugar, " covered eighty years of America's black female superstars, and was turned into the highly successful four-part PBS documentary series by Mr. Bogle.

Reviews

"A well-researched and lively romp through the history of blacks in films. Far more inclusive and informative than previous books on the subject." The New York Times

"America's leading historian on black cinema." USA Today

"Bogle is passionate and good-humored. His book is valuable as a film reference work and social document." Gene Siskel

"No one tells the story of Black Tinseltown like Donald Bogle. From the writing of the classic best seller Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks, to his definitive biography of Dorothy Dandridge, this film scholar has made Hollywood his town." Essence (4/05)

"Thank goodness for Donald Bogle." Essence

"America's leading historian on black cinema."--USA Today

"Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian."-Spike Lee

"Thank goodness for Donald Bogle."--Essence

Mentioned as the author s landmark study in a review for his new book. Washington Post Book World, 2/27/05

"A well-researched and lively romp through the history of blacks in films. Far more inclusive and informative than previous books on the subject."