Williams, Billy Dee
Summary: "Film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades-a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE WILSummary: Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LADCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie LadyContents: Twist and shout (The Top Notes) -- Red hot (Billy the Kid Emerson) -- Shimmy like Kate (The Olympics) -- Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) -- Reminiscing (Buddy Holly) -- Lend me your comb (Carl Perkins) -- Be-bop-a-lula (Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps) -- Nothin' shakin' (Eddie Fontaine) -- I'm gonna sit right down and cry (Roy Hamilton) -- Hallelujah I love her so (Ray Charles) -- Red sails...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJSummary: Phantom clone: Yoda and his Padawan students must prevent Darth Sidious from creating a new super weapon--an enhanced Sith clone named Jek-14.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Nineteen years after Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side and transforms into the evil Darth Vader, his son Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle against the evil Empire. Follow as Luke and twin sister Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Yoda and the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, lead the Rebellion to bring balance back to the force.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lucasfilm 2008
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STADaley, Brian.
Summary: Ten episodes building on the original story as seen in the film The empire strikes back.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DALSummary: Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and two robots (R2-D2 and C-3PO) work together to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STAAndreae, Giles
Summary: Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From the earliest screenplay draft to the excitement when the lights go down in the theatre, Icons Unearthed digs up the real story of how the most iconic media franchises in history were made. Filmed everywhere from Tunisia to England, Canada to Italy, and all 50 states, this series features a world of incredible moments, including Marcia Lucas's first-ever on-camera interview. Conversations...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Science fiction tales of derring-do, heroism and romance. Set in the distant past, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial Army.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Entertainment 2004
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2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STA RATED PGSummary: No one's ever really gone. Rey's journey continues, and the Skywalker saga concludes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE STACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD StSummary: A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BRISummary: Science fiction tales of derring-do, heroism and romance. Set in the future, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial army.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lucasfilm 2013
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2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY SCI-FI STASummary: A young boy who witnesses his parents' murder grows up to become Batman, a masked and emotionally disturbed vigilante who battles against an arch-criminal known as The Joker.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 1997
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BATSummary: Super Fly Guy: Fly Guy loves the school lunchroom. He loves the dirty dishes, the smelly mop, and the garbage cans. But when the lunch ladies discover there's a fly in the cafeteria, chaos ensues! Though Fly Guy makes a mess of things, he also shows his powers as a Super Fly Guy!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Disc 1. The camp meeting jubilee (Unknown) -- My man rocks me (Trixie Smith) -- Kansas city blues (Jim Jackson) -- Going to move to Alabama (Charley Patton) -- Move it on over (Hank Williams) -- It's tight like that (Tampa Red) -- Pinetop's boogie woogie (Clarence "Pinetop" Smith) -- Jimmy's blues (Jimmy Blythe) -- Crazy about my baby (Blind Roosevelt Graves) -- Tiger rag (Washboard Rhythm...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Famous Flames Recording 2011