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TOPLIN, Robert Brent 1940-PERSONAL: Born September 26, 1940, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Maurice C. (a businessman) and Janet (a commodities manager) Toplin; married Aida Zukowski (a college instructor in Spanish), September 3, 1962; children: Cassandra, Jennifer.
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Dec 1, 2003 · But Robert Brent Toplin is one of a handful of respected historical scholars who, in addition to traditional research and publication, has spoken to a far wider audience through his involvement in film and television production—not merely as a “detached” historical consultant but as a key person in the design and production of successful ...
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Robert Brent Toplin's talk on populism in the films of Frank Capra. Presented at the January 1999 meeting of the American Historical Association in Washingotn, DC. Part 1 of four parts, presented on panel with Lawrence Levine and Dan T. Carter
Toplin focuses on movies released over the past sixteen years—during which twelve historical films won the Oscar for Best Picture—and argues that critics often fail to recognize the unique ways that fictional films communicate important ideas about the past.
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Jun 21, 2023 · History and Politics by Robert Brent Toplin ["The Past is Never Dead. It's not even past" - William Faulkner]
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Jun 1, 1982 · Robert Brent Toplin. Freedom And Prejudice: The Legacy Of Slavery In The United States And Brazil. (Contributions In Afro-American And African Studies, number 56.) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 1981. Pp. xxvi, 134. $23.95
