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Harry M. Geduld

Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Professor Emeritus of West European Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
IU Bloomington

Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Professor Emeritus of West European Studies

Interests:

Comparative Literature, Western European studies

Education:

• A.B. at Sheffield University, England, 1953
• Ph.D. at University of London, England, 1961

Background:

• Specializes in films, film personalities, film history and comparative literature.
• Expert on Charlie Chaplin and on detective, mystery and horror genre literature, science fiction literature and film, 19th and 20th century British drama, and British and American cinema.
• Editor of the 17-volume New York Times Encyclopedia of Film.
• Author of "The Birth of the Talkies: From Edison to Jolson."

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