Anthony Slide
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![This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTkyNTM0MjU1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDIyMTU3Mg@@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,46,500,281_.jpg)
Anthony Slide has been described as "a one-man publishing phenomenon"
by the Los Angeles Times and a "meticulous film scholar" by Daily
Variety. He has authored more than seventy books on the history of
popular entertainment and edited a further 150 volumes. Among his
pioneering works are books on early American cinema, early women
directors, the cinema and Ireland, a history of the Vitagraph Company
of America, a history of the non-theatrical film, and many others.
Aside from his work as a writer and historian, he has found time to
direct a number of documentaries relating to silent film history,
including the feature-length The Silent Feminists, work as a consultant
on a variety of film and television projects, and record a number of
DVD commentaries. In 1990, in recognition of his work on the history of
popular entertainment, Anthony Slide was awarded a honorary doctorate
of letters by Bowling Green University. At that time, he was hailed by
Lillian Gish as "our preeminent film historian of the silent era."