Enter Sir Alfred, or Hitchcock’s Three Du Mauriers by Jean-Loup Bourget

“…It then proceeds to a brief examination of the friendly and professional relationship between Hitchcock and Daphne’s father, the stage and occasionally film actor Gerald Du Maurier, and speculates about possible thematic connections between Hitchcock and Daphne’s grandfather George Du Maurier, the illustrator and author of Trilby and Peter Ibbetson. …”
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Héros malgré lui : le bureau de la signature du traité de Versailles by Claire Bonnotte Khelil

“…A symbol of the First World War, and viewed through this single prism since 1919, the desk has followed a trajectory comparable to that of a film actor: a total unknown, propelled for a few hours into the diplomatic limelight, who achieved international fame, still present 100 years after the First World War.…”
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Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí, Icon on Screen by Toluwanimi Ibikunle

“…Long before he became a star film actor, Adébayọ́ Fa ̀ ́leti’s impressive body of works ́ as a poet, theatre artiste, journalist, translator, broadcaster, writer and culture administrator had firmly established his vast knowledge and mastery of Yorùbá language and philosophy. …”
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La dimension vocale de la propagande by Oksana Bulgakowa

“…This article situates the voices of the speakers in the vocal landscape in the Soviet Union of this time as represented by the public voice of political figures and the professional voice of radio announcers and film actors. The binary opposition of public (pathetic, loud) vs. private (intimate, confiding, quiet) voices was very controversial during this period. …”
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