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Film & Media Studies Resources

Finding Biographical Information

Consult the Research Guide “Biography--General” to help you get started
Try searching these helpful resources:
- Use Books - Try the BGSU Libraries Catalog or the OhioLINK Central Catalog
- Use the International Index to Film Periodicals (Main Ref Index Z5784.M9I49)
- Use articles in Research Databases
  - Academic Search Complete
  - Biography Index
  - Film Literature Index (older issues - Main Ref Index Z5784.M9F45)
  - Humanities International Complete
  - LexisNexis Academic
    Look under the Reference category and click on Biographical Information
  - MLA International Bibliography
  - If your individual is an executive, use the same databases in which you found your company information.
You might also try searching the web for information - search your person's name or company as a phrase by using quotation marks around the name or use the phrase searching option that some search engines have.
Web Sites
- Some of you may be able to find information on Biography.com about your individual.
- Who's Who of Victorian Cinema (http://www.victorian-cinema.net/). Based on a book of the same name published by the British Film Institute. Search biographies by name, country, and group (i.e. cameramen, inventors). Also includes images of equipment of the time, bibliographies, and much more.

The authors of this website are members of or affiliated with the BGSU Department of American Culture Studies and the BGSU Department of Theatre and Film. They are: Molly Brost, Nathan C. Crook, Stefan Hall, Zach Hilpert, Michael Jordan, Michael Lupro, Dr. Cynthia Baron, and Stefanie Hunker.