Hollywood : the oral history

Basinger, Jeanine (author.). Wasson, Sam, (author.).

Summary:

"The real story of Hollywood--as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Harold Lloyd, Jordan Peele, and nearly four hundred others--reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today"--Dust jacket flap.

Gleaned from nearly three thousand interviews found in the American Film Institute's archival treasure trove, this book lets readers "listen in" on candid remarks from the biggest names in front of the camera, and the biggest personalities behind it. Basinger and Wesson have undertaken the task of digesting tens of thousands of hours of talk into a lively, funny, insightful, and authentically honest portrayal of Hollywood as seen from the inside. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Beginnings
Comedy
Silent directors
Silent actors
Sound!
Studio heads
Studio style
The studio workforce
The product
The end of the system
Identity crisis
New Hollywood
The creep up
The deal
Packaging
Everybody's business
Monsters.

Item details

ISBN: 0063056941
ISBN: 9780063056947
Physical Description: xvi, 739 pages ; 25 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

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Subject:

American Film Institute.
Motion picture industry California Los Angeles History
Motion pictures California Los Angeles History
Motion picture actors and actresses United States Interviews
Motion picture producers and directors United States Interviews
Motion picture industry United States History
Motion pictures United States History
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
California Los Angeles
California Los Angeles Hollywood

Genre:

Interviews.
Oral histories.
History.
Oral histories.

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