501 Movie Stars: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Screen Actors

Presents brief biographies of notable movie stars, from John Barrymore and Mary Pickford to George Clooney and Jodie Foster, and lists their most important films.

Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and producer, with M.A. degrees in Philosophy and Cinema Studies from Harvard University and New York University, respectively. He is the general editor of the best-selling 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, and 501 Movie Directors, both also available from Barron's.