Robert Sklar
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Robert Anthony Sklar was an American historian
specializing in the history of cinema.
Robert Anthony Sklar began his career as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times
. He received a Ph.D. in the history of American civilization from Harvard University
in 1965. In 1968, he signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
He was a history professor at the University of Michigan
and since 1977 was a professor of cinema in the Department of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
specializing in the history of cinema.
Robert Anthony Sklar began his career as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. He received a Ph.D. in the history of American civilization from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1965. In 1968, he signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
He was a history professor at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and since 1977 was a professor of cinema in the Department of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
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Books
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoon (London: Oxford University Press, 1967)
- Film: An International History of the Medium (1990)
- City Boys: Cagney, Bogart, Garfield (1992)
- Movie-Made America: A Cultural History of American Movies (1975; revised 1994)
- Silent Screens : The Decline and Transformation of the American Movie Theater (2000)
- A World History of Film (2003)
External links
- Robert Sklar at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
- Review of A World History of Film
- Obituary at New York Times (7 July 2011)