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It happened in Hollywood : remarkable events that shaped history
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- Creator
- Gerald A. Schiller
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, [2010]
- ©2010
- Series
- Physical Details
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- viii, 151 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780762754496, 0762754494
- OCLC
- ocn317451102
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-142) and index.
- A sleepy little town gets invaded, 1910 -- Mack builds a fun factory, 1912 -- Hollywood's very first feature film, 1913 -- A character is born, 1913 -- Hollywood's first film epic, 1915 -- The greatest film or the biggest flop? 1916 -- Houdini's great escape--to Hollywood, 1919 -- Mabel, Mary, and murder, 1922 -- Mr. Hays says "No!" 1922 -- "You ain't heard nothin, yet!" 1927 -- The great aerial epic, 1927 -- Mr. Mayer has a little meeting, 1927 -- The mouse that roared, 1928 -- The actress and the Hollywood sign, 1932 -- The monkey on the roof, 1933 -- Frank saves Oscar, 1936 -- Desperately seeking a Scarlett, 1937-1938 -- Citizen Hearst vs. Citizen Kane, 1941 -- Sam's best years, 1944-1946 -- The HUAC and the Hollywood Ten, 1947 -- The studio system begins to fade, 1949-1954 -- The strange death of a goddess, 1962 -- A hillside mansion becomes a magical place, 1963 -- The tragic death of a silent-screen idol, 1968 -- Drugs, motorcycles, Fonda, and Hopper, 1969 -- Death in the Twilight Zone, 1982 -- Hollywood facts and trivia
Subjects
- Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
- Motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.