Cari Beauchamp masterfully combines biography with social and cultural history to examine the lives of Frances Marion and her many female colleagues who shaped filmmaking from 1912 through the 1940s.
In 1919, when movies were an idea one week, in front of the camera the next and in theaters in a month, few were taking filmmaking seriously as business, but Joseph Kennedy spotted it as 'a gold mine'
Joseph P. Kennedy’s reputation as a savvy businessman, diplomat, and sly political patriarch is well-documented.? But his years as a Hollywood mogul have never been fully explored until now.? In Josep
A study of Joseph P. Kennedy's sojourn in Hollywood, from 1926 to 1930, draws on period memos, letters, and other sources to reveal his role in the evolution of sound pictures, his relationship with s
A study of Joseph P. Kennedy's sojourn in Hollywood, from 1926 to 1930, draws on period memos, letters, and other sources to reveal his role in the evolution of sound pictures, his relationship with s
Lucas was born to be a storyteller. His mother was the silent film star and screenwriter Bess Meredyth ( Ben-Hur , Don Juan ), his father was director Michael Curtiz ( Casablanca , Mildred Pierce ),
"I adored Anita, as did the entire fashion and literary world. She was four feet nine inches of lithe, slender, dramatic chic."--Carol Channing"This book celebrates a character as memorable as any Ani
