Leslie Halliwell
Robert James Leslie Halliwell (23 February 1929 – 21 January 1989) was a British film critic, encyclopaedist and television rights buyer for ITV, the British commercial network, and Channel 4. He is best known for his reference guides, ''Filmgoer's Companion'' (1965), a single volume film-related encyclopaedia featuring biographies (with credits) and technical terms, and ''Halliwell's Film Guide'' (1977), which is dedicated to individual films.Anthony Quinton wrote in the ''Times Literary Supplement'': "Immersed in the enjoyment of these fine books, one should look up for a moment to admire the quite astonishing combination of industry and authority in one man which has brought them into existence."
Halliwell's promotion of the cinema through his books and seasons of "golden oldies'"on Channel 4 won him awards from the London Film Critics' Circle, the British Film Institute and a posthumous BAFTA. Provided by Wikipedia
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Mountain of dreams : the golden years of Paramount Pictures / by Halliwell, Leslie
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Halliwell's Hundred : a nostalgic choice of films from the golden age / by Halliwell, Leslie
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The ghost of Sherlock Holmes : seventeen supernatural stories / by Halliwell, Leslie
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The filmgoer's companion. by Halliwell, Leslie
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Halliwell's filmgoer's companion : incorporating The filmgoer's book of quotes and Halliwell's movie quiz / by Halliwell, Leslie
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Halliwell's film and video guide.
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