Lou Costello (1906 - 1959)

American actor

* March 6, 1906 Paterson, New Jersey, USA
 as Louis Francis Cristillo
 March 3, 1959 East Los Angeles, California, USA



Books on Lou Costello

Scott Allen Nollen
Abbott and Costello on the home front, A critical study of the wartime films
Jefferson, N.C., 2009

Stephen Cox and John Lofflin The Abbott & Costello story Stephen Cox and John Lofflin
The Abbott & Costello story
Nashville, Tenn., 1997

Stephen Cox and John Lofflin The official Abbott & Costello scrapbook Stephen Cox and John Lofflin
The official Abbott & Costello scrapbook
Chicago, Ill., 1990

Chris Costello with Raymond Strait
Lou's on first, a biography
New York, 1981

Jim Mulholland The Abbott and Costello Book Jim Mulholland
The Abbott and Costello Book, The frenetic antics and unforgettable film triumphs of the kings of fun!
New York, 1975

Richard J. Anobile (ed.) Who's on First? Richard J. Anobile (ed.)
Who's on First?, Verbal and Visual Gems from the Films of Abbott & Costello
New York, NY, 1972

Books with substantial mentioning of Lou Costello

Sean Griffin (ed.)
What dreams were made of, Movie stars of the 1940s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2010

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Jeffrey Robinson Teamwork Jeffrey Robinson
Teamwork, The Cinema
London/New York, 1982

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt
The Funsters
New Rochelle, New York, 1979

Books with an entry on Lou Costello

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F
Berlin, 2001

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Articles on Lou Costello

Rob Fraser, Duo Respect, in: Empire, nr. 208, 2006 pp. 159

Jeffrey Elliot, Abbott and Costello, An Interview with Bob Thomas, in: Films in Review, vol. 30, 1979 pp. 209-218