Erased, 9781681123387
Hardcover
Hollywood erased him, but his story will finally be told.

Erased

a black actor's journey through the glory days of hollywood

$47.87

  • Hardcover

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    22 October 2024

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Summary

The Actor Who Vanished: Erased From Hollywood History

Maximus Wyld, a mixed-race actor (Black, Chinese, and Native American), reigned supreme in Hollywood’s Golden Age of the 1940s and 50s. Known as “the actor with a thousand faces,” he embodied diverse ethnic roles – from Indian chiefs to Mexican revolutionaries – challenging the industry’s racial norms.

Erased unveils the political and social undercurrents of Hollywood, revealing how Maximus, once Maximus Ohanzee …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781681123387
ISBN-10:168112338X
Author:Hugues Micol, Loo Hui Phang
Publisher:NBM Publishing Company
Imprint:NBM Publishing Company
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:22 October 2024
Weight:836g
Dimensions:289mm x 220mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A masterful revisiting of the history of Hollywood cinema… Rendering all ethnicities invisible.”–Radio France

“It is gorgeous and aims high.” –Andrew Wheeler, The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.

“[A] fascinating take on the less glittery parts of Hollywood.” –Patti Martinson, Sequential Tart

“The book addresses a broad range of social issues through an early Hollywood lens, including the treatments of women and marginalized people…With its moody black-and-white panels… Erased is a dazzling graphic biography.”–Foreword Review

“Readers interested in entertainment history and the long arc of social justice will be drawn to this glimpse of Hollywood as it almost was.” – Publishers Weekly

“…an inventive dissection of the history of Hollywood filmmaking and its role in shaping American racial stereotypes that have lingered into the present day.” – Publishers Weekly

“…an exciting, disturbing portrait of Hollywood’s cultural power during its heyday.” – New York Journal of Books

“…one is transported into what feels like a solid work of non-fiction which…makes for a much more powerful work of fiction.” –Lindsay Pereira, Broken Frontier

“Unreservedly recommended!”–Midwest Book Review

About The Author

Hugues Micol

Hugues Micol was born in 1969 in Paris.

Hugues Micol keeps his promises. Spotted with Chiquito la Muerte, an offbeat western, this emerging talent then distinguished himself by drawing animal comics, crazy thrillers, a Japanese historical series… So much proof that this artist has a rich graphic culture. By teaming up with another artist of great culture, David B., he offers us a new version of wild America, less known, because located in Tierra del Fuego. It was with a twilight western, Scalp, that he won the International Töpffer Prize from the city and county of Geneva.

Loo Hui Phang was born in 1974 in Laos.

She has written plays, children’s books with Jean-Pierre Duffour, as well as scripts for short films, cartoons and comics.

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