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Each chapter highlights Native actors in lead or supporting roles as well as filmmakers whose movies were financed and distributed by Hollywood studios. The text further explores how a \"pan-Indian heritage\" that applies to all tribes in terms of spirituality, historical trauma, and a version of ceremony and storytelling have shaped these performers' movie identities. It will appeal to a wide range of readers, including fans of Westerns, history buffs of American popular cinema, and students and scholars of Native American studies.  A note from the author: Since the publication of this book, the CBC news magazine \"The Fifth Estate\" released an investigative documentary on October 27, 2023, alleging that Buffy Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as a Native Canadian throughout her career.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50698275291409,"sku":"NGR9781440871566","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52127213650193,"sku":"NLS9781440871566","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1440871566.jpg?v=1751209734"},{"product_id":"saul-bass-book-jan-christopher-horak-9780813147185","title":"Saul Bass","description":"Iconic graphic designer and Academy Award--winning filmmaker Saul Bass (1920--1996) defined an innovative era in cinema. His title sequences for films such as Otto Preminger's  The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and  Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Alfred Hitchcock's  Vertigo (1958) and  North by Northwest (1959), and Billy Wilder's  The Seven Year Itch (1955) introduced the idea that opening credits could tell a story, setting the mood for the movie to follow. Bass's stylistic influence can be seen in popular Hollywood franchises from the Pink Panther to James Bond, as well as in more contemporary works such as Steven Spielberg's  Catch Me If You Can (2002) and television's  Mad Men. The first book to examine the life and work of this fascinating figure,  Saul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design explores the designer's revolutionary career and his lasting impact on the entertainment and advertising industries. 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