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Harry M. Geduld

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

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."
• IU's Creator of Film Studies, having created 16 undergraduate and three graduate film courses.

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