Books written by Stephen Bourne

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  Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather

  Dan Healy had once devoted to the great singer an ' Ethel Waters Night , ' which had made a favourable impression on her ; besides , her friends , at least , were allowed in the Cotton Club . But Miss Waters agreed to appear ... mainly ...

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  Butterfly McQueen Remembered

  From her memorable role in Gone With the Wind to her last big screen appearance opposite Harrison Ford in The Mosquito Coast, the details of McQueen's life are captured in this book.

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  Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV

  Here, acclaimed social historian Stephen Bourne tells the story of the innovation, experimentation, back-tracking and bravery that led British television to help change society for the better.

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  Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War

  With first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls.

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  Fighting Proud

  In The Kitchener Enigma (1985), Trevor Royle describes 'Fitz' as Kitchener's 'constant companion and paladin who put his chief's interests above all others. Many resented the aura of quarantine “Fitz” brought to Kitchener's entourage.

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  Under Fire: Black Britain in Wartime 1939–45

  In Under Fire, Stephen Bourne draws on first-hand testimonies to tell the whole story of Britain’s black community during the Second World War, shedding light on a wealth of experiences from evacuees to entertainers, government officials, ...

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  Deep Are the Roots: Trailblazers Who Changed Black British Theatre

  Says Lindsey R. Swindall in The Politics of Paul Robeson's Othello: Robeson's performance at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in October 1958 was indicative of the tremendous outpouring of goodwill that he received in Britain.

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  Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television Second Edition

  In this updated edition of Stephen Bourne's acclaimed and award-winning study, the author takes a personal look at the history of black people in popular British film and television.

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  Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema 1930 - 1971

  Brief Encounter The opening title to this classic film drama says it all: “Noel Coward's Brief Encounter'. Though directed by David Lean, from a gay point of view, it is Coward, the film's producer and scenarist, who is the true auteur ...

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  Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema 1930-1971

  Through a close reading of mid-twentieth century British films, Brief Encounters explores a range of lesbian and gay screen images from such diverse films as Soldiers of the King, Pygmalion,...

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  The Motherland Calls: Britain's Black Servicemen & Women 1939-45

  The Motherland Calls is a long-overdue tribute to some of the black servicemen and women whose contribution to fighting for peace has been overlooked.

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  Crown of Ancient Glory: Standard Module X13

  Crown of Ancient Glory: Standard Module X13

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  Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front, 1939-45

  ... Learie Constantine, cricketer and politician, was born in 1901 in Petit Valley, Diego Martin, Trinidad. 21 Learie Constantine interviewed by the South African writer Lewis Nkosi in the BBC television documentary Calypso for Constantine ...

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  Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television

  ... The Guinness Who's Who of Film Musicals and Musical Films ( 1994 ) . John Kobal makes a brief reference to Bradley's collaboration with Matthews in Gotta Sing Gotta Dance : A Pictorial History of Film Musicals ( 1971 ) : Her usual ...