Acknowledgments

My thanks are primarily due to John Atkinson, editor of this ongoing series, for advice and encouragement throughout the entire process from writing the proposal to completing the work. Dr Murray Leeder, a contributor to the Devil’s Advocates series, also provided a number of helpful suggestions and I am grateful for these. Dr Matthew Jones of University College London answered a number of questions for me about 1950s cinema going. Dr Ian Hunter generously shared some forthcoming research with me. The interlibrary loans officers at the University of Southern Queensland have been uniformly helpful and successful in locating sources I have needed.

I dedicate this book to my mother and to Chloe and Suzette.