St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture Thomas Riggs, ed. 2^nded. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2013. 3770 pp. 5 vols.

Covers topics and persons in major areas of popular culture: film, music, print culture, social life, sports, television and radio, and art and performance (including theater, dance, stand-up comedy, and other live performance).

Front Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Editor's Note
Introduction
Advisers
List of Entries
A&R-Album
- A&R Men/Women
- Aaron, Hank (1934– )
- AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
- ABBA
- Abbey, Edward (1927–1989)
- Abbott and Costello
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947– )
- Abortion
- Abrams, J. J. (1966– )
- Abstract Expressionism
- Academy Awards
- AC/DC
- Ace, Johnny (1929–1954)
- Acker, Kathy (1947–1997)
- Acupuncture
- Adams, Ansel (1902–1984)
- Addams, Jane (1860–1935)
- The Addams Family
- Adderley, Cannonball (1928–1975)
- adidas
- Adler, Renata (1938– )
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
- Advertising
- Advice Columns
- The Advocate
- Aerobics
- Aerosmith
- African American Press
- The African Queen
- Agassi, Andre (1970– )
- Agents
- Aguilera, Christina (1980– )
- AIDS
- Ailey, Alvin (1931–1989)
- Air Travel
- Airplane!
- Alabama
- Alaska-Yukon Exposition (Seattle, 1909)
- Albert, Marv (1941– )
- Album-Oriented Rock
Alda-Anderson
- Alda, Alan (1936– )
- Ali, Muhammad (1942– )
- Alias
- Alien
- Alka Seltzer
- All about Eve
- All in the Family
- All My Children
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Allen, Steve (1921–2000)
- Allen, Woody (1935– )
- Allison, Luther (1939–1997)
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Ally McBeal
- Alpert, Herb, and the Tijuana Brass
- Altamont
- Alternative Country Music
- Alternative Press
- Alternative Rock
- Altman, Robert (1925–2006)
- Amazing Stories
- Amazon.com
- American Bandstand
- American Beauty
- American Girl Series
- American Gothic
- American Graffiti
- American Idol
- American International Pictures
- American Mercury
- American Museum of Natural History
- American Pie
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- The Amos ‘n’ Andy Show
- Amsterdam, Morey (1908–1996)
- Amtrak
- Amusement Parks
- Amway
- Anderson, Marian (1897–1977)
- Anderson, Sherwood (1876–1941)
Andretti-Arnaz
- Andretti, Mario (1940– )
- The Andrews Sisters
- Androgyny
- The Andy Griffith Show
- Andy Hardy
- Angell, Roger (1920– )
- Angelou, Maya (1928– )
- Animal Crossing
- Animal House
- Animated Films
- Animé
- Anita Hill–Clarence Thomas Senate Hearings
- Anka, Paul (1941– )
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
- Annie
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Annie Hall
- Another World
- Anthony, Piers (1934– )
- Aparicio, Luis (1934– )
- Apatow, Judd (1967– )
- Apocalypse Now
- Apollo Missions
- Apollo Theater
- Apple Computer
- The Apprentice
- Arbuckle, Fatty (1887–1933)
- Archie Comics
- Arden, Elizabeth (1884–1966)
- Argosy
- Arizona Highways
- Arledge, Roone (1931–2002)
- Armani, Giorgio (1934– )
- Armed Forces Radio Service
- Armory Show
- Armstrong, Henry (1912–1988)
- Armstrong, Lance (1971– )
- Armstrong, Louis (1901–1971)
- Army-McCarthy Hearings
- Arnaz, Desi (1917–1986)
Arrested-Back
- Arrested Development
- Arrow Collar Man
- Arthur, Bea (1922–2009)
- Arthurian Legend
- As the World Turns
- Ashcan School
- Ashe, Arthur (1943–1993)
- Asimov, Isaac (1920–1992)
- Asner, Ed (1929– )
- Astaire, Fred, and Ginger Rogers
- Astounding Science Fiction
- Astrology
- AT&T
- The A-Team
- Athletic Model Guild
- Atkins, Chet (1924–2001)
- Atlantic City
- Atlantic Monthly
- Atlantic Records
- Atlas, Charles (1892–1972)
- Auerbach, Red (1917–2006)
- Aunt Jemima
- Automobile
- Autotune
- Autry, Gene (1907–1998)
- Avalon, Frankie (1939– )
- Avatar
- The Avengers
- Avery, Tex (1908–1980)
- Avon
- Aykroyd, Dan (1952– )
- “B” Movies
- Babar
- Baby Boomers
- Baby Einstein
- Babyface (1959– )
- Bacall, Lauren (1924– )
- Bach, Richard (1936– )
- The Bachelor
- Back to the Future
Bad-Baywatch
- The Bad News Bears
- Baez, Joan (1941– )
- Bagels
- Baker, Josephine (1906–1975)
- Baker, Ray Stannard (1870–1946)
- Bakker, Jim, and Tammy Faye
- Balanchine, George (1904–1983)
- Baldwin, Alec (1958– )
- Baldwin, James (1924–1987)
- Ball, Lucille (1911–1989)
- Ballard, Hank (1936–2003)
- Ballet
- Bank Failures/Subprime Mortgages
- Banks, Tyra (1973– )
- Bara, Theda (1885–1955)
- Baraka, Amiri (1934– )
- Barbecue
- Barber, Red (1908–1992)
- Barbershop Quartets
- Barbie
- Barker, Clive (1952– )
- Barkley, Charles (1963– )
- Barney and Friends
- Barney Miller
- Barrino, Fantasia (1984– )
- Barry, Dave (1947– )
- Barry, Lynda (1956– )
- Barrymore, John (1882–1942)
- Barton, Bruce (1886–1967)
- Baryshnikov, Mikhail (1948– )
- Baseball
- Baseball Cards
- Basie, Count (1904–1984)
- Basketball
- Bathhouses
- Batman
- Baum, L. Frank (1856–1919)
- Bay, Mel (1913–1997)
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Baywatch
Bazooka-Berry
- Bazooka Joe
- Beach, Rex (1877–1949)
- The Beach Boys
- Beanie Babies
- The Beastie Boys
- The Beat Generation
- The Beatles
- Beatty, Warren (1937– )
- Beau Geste
- Beauty Queens
- Beavers, Louise (1902–1962)
- Beavis and Butt-Head
- Beck, Glenn (1964– )
- The Bee Gees
- Beer
- Beiderbecke, Bix (1903–1931)
- Being John Malkovich
- Belafonte, Harry (1927– )
- The Bell Telephone Hour
- Bellbottoms
- Belushi, John (1949–1982)
- Ben Casey
- Bench, Johnny (1947– )
- Benchley, Robert (1889–1945)
- Benetton
- Ben-Hur
- Bennett, Tony (1926– )
- Benny, Jack (1894–1974)
- The Benny Hill Show
- Bergen, Candice (1946– )
- Bergen, Edgar (1903–1978)
- Bergman, Ingmar (1918–2007)
- Bergman, Ingrid (1915–1982)
- Berkeley, Busby (1895–1976)
- Berle, Milton (1908–2002)
- Berlin, Irving (1888–1989)
- Bernhard, Sandra (1955– )
- Bernstein, Leonard (1918–1990)
- Berra, Yogi (1925– )
- Berry, Chuck (1926– )
Best-Bland
- Best Sellers
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Betty Boop
- Betty Crocker
- Beulah
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Bewitched
- Bicycling
- Bieber, Justin (1994– )
- The Big Apple
- Big Bands
- Big Bopper (1930–1959)
- Big Little Books
- The Big Sleep
- Bigfoot
- The Biggest Loser
- Bilingual Education
- Billboards
- The Bionic Woman
- Bird, Larry (1956– )
- Birkenstocks
- The Birth of a Nation
- Birthing Practices
- Black, Clint (1962– )
- Black, Jack (1969– )
- Black Eyed Peas
- Black Mask
- Black Panthers
- Black Sabbath
- Black Sox Scandal
- BlackBerry
- The Blackboard Jungle
- Blackface Minstrelsy
- Blacklisting
- Blade Runner
- Blades, Rubén (1948– )
- Blanc, Mel (1908–1989)
- Bland, Bobby “Blue” (1930– )
Blass-Borge
- Blass, Bill (1922–2002)
- Blaxploitation Films
- Blink-182
- The Blob
- Blockbusters
- Blogging
- Blondie
- Blondie
- Bloom County
- Blount, Roy, Jr. (1941– )
- Blue Velvet
- Blueboy
- Bluegrass
- Blues
- The Blues Brothers
- Blume, Judy (1938– )
- Bly, Robert (1926– )
- Board Games
- Boat People
- Bob and Ray
- The Bobbsey Twins
- Bobby Socks
- Bochco, Steven (1943– )
- Body Piercing
- Bodybuilding
- Bogart, Humphrey (1899–1957)
- Bok, Edward (1863–1930)
- The Bomb
- Bombeck, Erma (1927–1996)
- Bon Jovi
- Bonanza
- Bonds, Barry (1964– )
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Bono, Chaz (1969– )
- Bono, Sonny (1935–1998)
- Booker T. and the MG's
- Book-of-the-Month Club
- Boone, Pat (1934– )
- Borat
- Borge, Victor (1909–2000)
Borscht-Brinkley
- Borscht Belt
- The Boston Celtics
- Boston Garden
- Boston Marathon
- Boston Red Sox
- Boston Strangler
- The Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Botox
- Bourne Series
- Bouton, Jim (1939– )
- Bow, Clara (1905–1965)
- Bowie, David (1947– )
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Boy Bands
- Boy George (1961– )
- Boy Scouts of America
- Bra
- Bradbury, Ray (1920–2012)
- Bradley, Bill (1943– )
- Bradshaw, Terry (1948– )
- Brady, Tom (1977– )
- The Brady Bunch
- Brand, Max (1893–1944)
- Brando, Marlon (1924–2004)
- Brat Pack
- Brautigan, Richard (1935–1984)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's
- The Breakfast Club
- Breast Implants
- Brenda Starr
- Brice, Fanny (1891–1951)
- Brideshead Revisited
- Bridge
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- The Bridges of Madison County
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- Brill Building
- Bringing Up Baby
- Brinkley, David (1920–2003)
British-Burma
- British Invasion
- Broadway
- Brokaw, Tom (1940– )
- Bromance
- Bronson, Charles (1921–2003)
- The Brooklyn Dodgers
- Brooks, Garth (1962– )
- Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917–2000)
- Brooks, James L. (1940– )
- Brooks, Louise (1906–1985)
- Brooks, Mel (1926– )
- Brothers, Dr. Joyce (1928– )
- Brown, Bobby (1969– )
- Brown, James (1933–2006)
- Brown, Jim (1936– )
- Brown, Les (1912–2001)
- Brown, Paul (1908–1991)
- Browne, Jackson (1948– )
- Brownie Cameras
- Brubeck, Dave (1920– )
- Bruce, Lenny (1925–1966)
- Bruckheimer, Jerry (1945– )
- Bryant, Paul “Bear” (1913–1983)
- Brynner, Yul (1915–1985)
- Bubblegum Rock
- Buck, Pearl S. (1892–1973)
- Buck Rogers
- Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925–2008)
- Budweiser
- Buffalo Springfield
- Buffett, Jimmy (1946– )
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Bugs Bunny
- Bullock, Sandra (1964– )
- Bumper Stickers
- Bundy, Ted (1946–1989)
- Bungalow
- Burger King
- Burlesque
- Burma-Shave
Burnett-Capone
- Burnett, Carol (1933– )
- Burns, George, and Gracie Allen
- Burns, Ken (1953– )
- Burr, Raymond (1917–1993)
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice (1875–1950)
- Burroughs, William S. (1914–1997)
- Bush v. Gore (2000)
- Buster Brown
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Butkus, Dick (1942– )
- Butler, Octavia E. (1947–2006)
- Butterbeans and Susie
- Buttons, Red (1919–2006)
- The Byrds
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Cable TV
- Cadillac
- Caesar, Sid (1922– )
- Cage, Nicolas (1964– )
- Cagney, James (1899–1986)
- Cagney and Lacey
- Cahan, Abraham (1860–1951)
- Cakewalks
- Caldwell, Erskine (1903–1987)
- Calloway, Cab (1907–1994)
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Camacho, Héctor “Macho” (1962– )
- Camelot
- Camp
- Campbell, Glen (1936– )
- Campbell, Naomi (1970– )
- Camping
- Cancer
- Candid Camera
- Caniff, Milton (1907–1988)
- Canova, Judy (1913–1983)
- Canseco, Jose (1964– )
- Cantor, Eddie (1892–1964)
- Capital Punishment
- Capone, Al (1899–1947)
Capote-Celebrity
- Capote, Truman (1924–1984)
- Capra, Frank (1897–1991)
- Captain America
- Captain Kangaroo
- Captain Marvel
- Car Coats
- Car 54, Where Are You?
- Caray, Harry (1914–1998)
- Carell, Steve (1962– )
- Carey, Mariah (1970– )
- Carlin, George (1937–2008)
- Carlton, Steve (1944– )
- Carmichael, Hoagy (1899–1981)
- Carnegie, Dale (1888–1955)
- Carnegie Hall
- The Carpenters
- Carr, John Dickson (1906–1977)
- The Cars
- Carson, Johnny (1925–2005)
- The Carter Family
- Caruso, Enrico (1873–1921)
- Carver, Raymond (1938–1988)
- Casablanca
- Cash, Johnny (1932–2003)
- Caspar Milquetoast
- Cassette Tape
- Cassidy, David (1950– )
- Castaneda, Carlos (1925– 1998)
- Castle, Vernon and Irene
- The Castro
- Casual Friday
- Catalog Houses
- Catch-22
- The Catcher in the Rye
- Cathy
- Cats
- Cavett, Dick (1936– )
- CB Radio
- The CBS Radio Mystery Theater
- Celebrity
Celebrity-Chicago
- Celebrity Caricature
- Celebrity Chefs
- Celebrity Couples
- Cell Phones
- Cemeteries
- Central Park
- Century of Progress (Chicago, 1933)
- Century 21 Exposition (Seattle, 1962)
- CGI
- Challenger Disaster
- Chamberlain, Wilt (1936–1999)
- Chandler, Raymond (1888–1959)
- Chandu the Magician
- Chanel, Coco (1883–1971)
- Chaplin, Charlie (1889–1977)
- Chappelle, Dave (1973– )
- Charles, Ray (1930–2004)
- Charlie Chan
- Charlie McCarthy
- Charlie's Angels
- Charm Bracelets
- Chase, Chevy (1943– )
- Chatting
- The Chautauqua Institution
- Chavez, Cesar (1927–1993)
- Chavis, Boozoo (1930–2001)
- Chayefsky, Paddy (1923–1981)
- Checker, Chubby (1941– )
- Cheech and Chong
- Cheerleading
- Cheers
- Chemise
- Chenier, Clifton (1925–1987)
- Cher (1946– )
- Cherry Ames
- Chessman, Caryl (1921–1960)
- The Chicago Bears
- The Chicago Bulls
- The Chicago Cubs
- Chicago Jazz
Chicago-Closet
- The Chicago Seven
- Child, Julia (1912–2004)
- Child Stars
- The China Syndrome
- Chinatown
- The Chipmunks
- Cho, Margaret (1968– )
- Choose-Your-Own-Ending Books
- Christie, Agatha (1890–1979)
- Christmas
- Christo (1935– )
- Chrysler Building
- Chuck D (1960– )
- Chun King
- Church Socials
- Cigarettes
- Circus
- Cisneros, Sandra (1954– )
- Citizen Kane
- City Lights
- The City of Angels
- Civil Disobedience
- Civil Rights Movement
- Civil War Reenactors
- Claiborne, Liz (1929–2007)
- Clairol Hair Coloring
- Clancy, Tom (1947– )
- Clapton, Eric (1945– )
- Clark, Dick (1929–2012)
- Clarke, Arthur C. (1917–2008)
- Clemente, Roberto (1934–1972)
- Cleopatra
- Clift, Montgomery (1920–1966)
- Cline, Patsy (1932–1963)
- Clinton, George (1940– )
- A Clockwork Orange
- Clooney, George (1961– )
- Clooney, Rosemary (1928–2002)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- The Closet
CNN-Confession
- CNN
- Cobb, Ty (1886–1961)
- Coca, Imogene (1908–2001)
- Coca-Cola
- Cocaine/Crack
- Cocktail Parties
- Cody, Buffalo Bill, and His Wild West Show
- Coen, Joel and Ethan
- Coffee
- Cohan, George M. (1878–1942)
- Colbert, Claudette (1903–1996)
- Colbert, Stephen (1964– )
- Cold War
- Coldplay
- Cole, Nat King (1919–1965)
- College Fads
- College Football
- Collins, Albert (1932–1993)
- Coltrane, John (1926–1967)
- Columbo
- Columbo, Russ (1908–1934)
- Combs, Sean “P. Diddy” (1969– )
- Comic Books
- Comics
- Comics Code Authority
- Coming Out
- The Commodores
- Communes
- Communism
- Community Media
- Community Theater
- Como, Perry (1912–2001)
- Compact Discs
- Computer Games
- Concept Album
- Conceptual Art
- Condé Nast
- Condoms
- Coney Island
- Confession Magazines
Conniff-Crawford
- Conniff, Ray (1916–2002)
- Connors, Jimmy (1952– )
- Consciousness Raising Groups
- Conspiracy Theories
- Consumer Reports
- Consumerism
- Contemporary Christian Music
- Convertible
- Conway, Tim (1933– )
- Cooke, Sam (1931–1964)
- Cooper, Alice (1948– )
- Cooper, Gary (1901–1961)
- Cooperstown, New York
- Coors
- Copland, Aaron (1900–1990)
- Corbett, James J. (1866–1933)
- Corman, Roger (1926– )
- The Corvette
- Corwin, Norman (1910–2011)
- Cosby, Bill (1937– )
- The Cosby Show
- Cosell, Howard (1918–1995)
- Cosmopolitan
- Costas, Bob (1952– )
- Costello, Elvis (1954– )
- Costner, Kevin (1955– )
- Cotten, Joseph (1905–1994)
- The Cotton Club
- Coué, Emile (1857–1926)
- Coughlin, Father Charles E. (1891–1979)
- Coulter, Ann (1961– )
- Country Gentlemen
- Country Music
- Cousteau, Jacques (1910–1997)
- Covey, Stephen (1932–2012)
- The Cowboy Look
- Cox, Ida (1896–1967)
- Craigslist
- Crash
- Crawford, Cindy (1966– )
Crawford-Cray
- Crawford, Joan (1912?–1977)
- Cray, Robert (1953– )

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