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The Hollywood History of the World is a 1988 book about historical movies written by George MacDonald Fraser. [1] [2]Fraser said he was inspired to write the book when it occurred to him that "in a way, Hollywood has been a great historical educator, because if you or I or anyone else thinks of ancient Rome, you probably think of something you've seen in the movies.
Balio, Tino. (1996). United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry.University of Wisconsin Press. Eames, John Douglas. (1991). The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years.
The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up is a 2003 book by David Rensin that recounts what it is like to work in the mailroom in Hollywood’s most prestigious talent agencies. Rensin interviewed over 200 mailroom graduates from agencies like William Morris Agency and Creative Artists Agency.
Following a summer of historic Hollywood strikes and discussions about our own new technology, evolving studio framework and the increasi Book Review: Film historian exploits tumult, gossip in ...
We ranked the best Hollywood books of all time in advance of this year's Festival of Books. Now we want to hear about your favorites — including any we missed.
It's even a little better than a nonsequel film based on a screenplay adapted from another property—a comic book, a television show, a news story, or a magazine article—which on average made ...
Today, donations from Hollywood help to fund federal politics. [117] On February 20, 2007, for example, Democratic then-presidential candidate Barack Obama had a $2,300-a-plate Hollywood gala, being hosted by DreamWorks founders David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Steven Spielberg at the Beverly Hilton. [117]
William J. Mann (born August 7, 1963) is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian [1] best known for his studies of Hollywood and the American film industry, especially his 2006 biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn. Kate was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2006 by The New York Times. [2]