Erased

A Black Actor's Journey through the Glory Days of Hollywood

Loo Hui Phang, Hugues Micol

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English

NBM Publishing Company
26 September 2024

Film theory & criticism; Graphic novels

Maximus Wyld had his heyday in 1940s-50s Hollywood. Of mixed race Black, Chinese and Native American descent, he was ""the actor with a thousand faces""

, essentially interpreting ethnic roles: Indian chief, Mexican revolutionary, oriental dandy... A veritable reinterpretation of the myth of American cinema through the prism of minorities, Erased reveals the political and social dimension of Hollywood productions. Maximus Ohanzee Wildhorse, renamed ""

Maximus Wyld""

by Hollywood, was a talented, prized, admired comedian. His filmography is an anthology of cinema: Vertigo, the Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, the Prisoner of the Desert, Rebecca... Copper faced and with unprecedented beauty and animal presence, he paved the way for colored stars in a segregationist climate. After him, Sydney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Yul Brynner, were able to reach the rank of stars. His charisma ignited white cinema and shamelessly swayed its racial hegemony. Maximus Wyld was a pioneer. However, no credits mention his name. On celluloid there is no imprint of his face. Maximus the precursor rests in the graveyard of Hollywood amnesia. What event pushed him into limbo? What occult and superior force has stored his career in a cinematic Bermuda Triangle?

By: Loo Hui Phang
Illustrated by: Hugues Micol
Imprint: NBM Publishing Company
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 289mm, Width: 220mm,
ISBN: 9781681123387
ISBN 10: 168112338X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 26 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hugues Micol was born in 1969 in Paris. Hugues Micol keeps his promises. Spotted with Chiquito la Muerte, an offbeat western, this emerging talent then distinguished himself by drawing animal comics, crazy thrillers, a Japanese historical series... So much proof that this artist has a rich graphic culture. By teaming up with another artist of great culture, David B., he offers us a new version of wild America, less known, because located in Tierra del Fuego. It was with a twilight western, Scalp, that he won the International T pffer Prize from the city and county of Geneva. Loo Hui Phang was born in 1974 in Laos. She has written plays, children's books with Jean-Pierre Duffour, as well as scripts for short films, cartoons and comics.

Reviews for Erased: A Black Actor's Journey through the Glory Days of Hollywood

"""The book addresses a broad range of social issues through an early Hollywood lens, including the treatments of women and marginalized people.""--Foreword Review"