COYLE, WALLACE

Wallace Coyle, a professor of English at Northwestern University, wrote the first serious academic survey of STANLEY KUBRICK’s career and reception,Stanley Kubrick: A Guide to References and Resources,published by G. K. Hall, Boston, in 1980, as part of the critical reference series on film directors edited by Ronald Gottesman. The book offers a biographical section, a critical survey of Kubrick’s work through 1980, a complete annotated bibliography, a filmography listing cast and credit information for the films, writings by Kubrick himself, a list of archival sources, and a listing of film distributors. This book, though a bit outdated, still provides much essential information. The annotations are instructive and carefully written.

J. M. W.