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第10回（1989年） Winner
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第27回（2006年） Winner
Neal Gabler
ニール・ゲイブラー
Niiru Geiburaa
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1950 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Chicago (birthplace) → Ann Arbor (University of Michigan) → Los Angeles (USC) → Southampton (Stony Brook Southampton)
経歴
- 職業
- journalist, writer, film critic, broadcaster, academic
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜
- 所属
- University of Michigan (faculty), Pennsylvania State University (faculty), Shorenstein Center, Harvard University (Research Fellow), USC Annenberg / Norman Lear Center (Senior Fellow), Stony Brook Southampton (writing faculty)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Technical College Prep High School | — | — | High school diploma | 〜1967 | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | Film and American Culture | Summa cum laude、上級学位（映画とアメリカ文化） | — | United States |
Lane Technical College Prep High School
学位:
High school diploma
期間:
〜1967
卒業年:
1967
国:
United States
Inducted into the National Honor Society
University of Michigan
Film and American Culture
学位:
Summa cum laude、上級学位（映画とアメリカ文化）
国:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude; holds advanced degrees in film and American culture
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Outstanding Teaching Award | — | — | University of Michigan | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History | An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood | 歴史 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| — | Prix Littéraire (France) | — | 外国映画・テレビ関連書籍（フランス語） | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography) | Winchell | 伝記（ファイナリスト） | National Book Critics Circle | ファイナリスト |
| 1995 | Time Magazine Nonfiction Book of the Year | Winchell | — | Time Magazine | 選定 |
| 2005 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | USA Today Biography of the Year | Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination | — | USA Today | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) | Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination | 伝記 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| — | Kraszna-Krausz Award (Runner-Up) | — | — | — | 準優勝 |
| 2009 | Emmy Award (Best Short-Form Writing) | — | 短編ライティング | Emmy Awards | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Shorenstein Fellowship | — | — | Harvard Shorenstein Center | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship | — | — | Washington College | 受賞 |
| — | Tannenbaum Lecturer | — | — | Emory University | 招聘 |
Outstanding Teaching Award
1978
主催:
University of Michigan
結果:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
1989
対象作品:
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
部門:
歴史
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
受賞
Prix Littéraire (France)
部門:
外国映画・テレビ関連書籍（フランス語）
結果:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography)
1995
対象作品:
Winchell
部門:
伝記（ファイナリスト）
主催:
National Book Critics Circle
結果:
ファイナリスト
Time Magazine Nonfiction Book of the Year
1995
対象作品:
Winchell
主催:
Time Magazine
結果:
選定
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
2005
主催:
Guggenheim Foundation
結果:
受賞
USA Today Biography of the Year
2007
対象作品:
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
主催:
USA Today
結果:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography)
2007
対象作品:
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
部門:
伝記
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
受賞
Kraszna-Krausz Award (Runner-Up)
結果:
準優勝
Emmy Award (Best Short-Form Writing)
2009
部門:
短編ライティング
主催:
Emmy Awards
結果:
受賞
Shorenstein Fellowship
2011
主催:
Harvard Shorenstein Center
結果:
受賞
Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship
2013
主催:
Washington College
結果:
受賞
Tannenbaum Lecturer
主催:
Emory University
結果:
招聘
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
1988年 history / film historyA historical study of the rise of Hollywood and the role Jewish entrepreneurs and producers played in its formation.
immigration and industryformation of the film industryculture and entrepreneurship
Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity
1994年 biography / media studiesA biography of Walter Winchell that explores the relationship between gossip, media power, and celebrity culture.
media and powergossip culturecelebrity
Life: the Movie – How Entertainment Conquered Reality
1998年 media theory / cultural criticismCultural criticism on how entertainment has come to shape perceptions of reality and everyday life.
entertainment and realitycultural representationmedia influence
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
2006年 biography / cultural historyA comprehensive biography of Walt Disney examining his life, work, and the shaping of American popular imagination.
biographypopular culturecorporate creativity
Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power
2016年 biography / cultural studiesExamines Barbra Streisand's career to discuss evolving standards of beauty, femininity, and power.
gendercelebrityrepresentation
Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour 1932–1975
2020年 political biography / historyA political biography examining Edward Kennedy's life and the development of liberal politics in the U.S.
political historyliberalismbiography
Against the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism, 1976–2009
2022年 political biography / historyA continuation examining the rise of conservatism from 1976–2009 and Edward Kennedy's political trajectory.
political historyconservatismbiography
全著作
- An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
- Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity
- Life: the Movie – How Entertainment Conquered Reality
- Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
- Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power
- Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour 1932–1975
- Against the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism, 1976–2009
翻案
- Sneak Previews (TV appearances/hosting)
- Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (documentary, 1993)
- Walter Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity (1995)
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
作風・主題
- 文体
- detail-oriented, source-based proseclear argumentation crossing cultural criticism and biographyaccessible nonfiction style
- 頻出モチーフ
- media and powerformation of celebrity culturemassification of American culture
評価・遺産
Neal Gabler is an influential nonfiction writer in film history, media culture, and biography, authoring several important works on Hollywood and media criticism. His contributions are recognized in both academia and popular culture.
引用
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I'm a great believer both politically and aesthetically in pluralism. There ought to be movies for everybody.
出典: Comics Interview (1988 interview) (1988年)
豆知識
- An excerpt from Life the Movie was used on the AP English Language exam (citation needed).
- Hosted/appeared on PBS's Sneak Previews from 1982 to 1985.
- Has taught at multiple universities and been affiliated with the Shorenstein Center and USC Norman Lear Center.