Tag: Elia Kazan

  • October 29, 1949 Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African-American Newspapers 2016-10-29 Matthew F. Delmont, Professor of History Arizona State University On October 29, 1949, the Chicago Defender published Walter White’s review of Elia Kazan’s film Pinky. The film, a drama about racial passing starring Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters, was the top-grossing film of 1949.…

  • Not under my roof: Interracial relationships and black image in post-World War II film Northern Illinois University 2015 56 pages Publication Number: 10008811 ProQuest document ID: 1765648575 ISBN: 9781339455150 Andre Berchiolly This thesis examines the historical implications of miscegenation and interracial interactions between minority males and white females in Post-World War II independent cinema. Elia…