Thomas S. Hischak is professor emeritus of theatre at the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books, including The Encyclopedia of Film Composers (2015), Theatre as Human Action, Second Edition (2016), 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2017), and The 100 Greatest American and British Animated Films (2018), all published by Rowman & Littlefield.