Early Paramount Studios

by E.J. Stephens, Michael Christaldi, Marc Wanamaker

Overview

For over 100 years, Paramount Pictures has been captivating movie and television audiences worldwide with its alluring imagery and compelling stories. Arising from the collective genius of Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, and Cecil B. DeMille during the 1910s, Paramount Pictures is home to such enduring classics as Wings, Sunset Boulevard, The Ten Commandments, Love Story, The Godfather, the Indiana Jones series, Chinatown, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, Titanic, and Star Trek. Early Paramount Studios chronicles Paramount's origins, culminating in the creation and expansion of the lot at 5555 Melrose Avenue, the last major motion picture studio still in Hollywood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467130103
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/15/2013
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

E.J. Stephens is a noted Hollywood historian, tour guide, and television personality. He has previously coauthored Arcadia publications on Warner Bros. Studios, Griffith Park, and California's Santa Clarita Valley. Actor and comedian Michael Christaldi has appeared in many film, television, and stage productions and has one of the largest personal collections of movie stills in the world. He is a frequent contributor to book and documentary projects. Film historian and consultant Marc Wanamaker, a founder of the Hollywood Heritage Museum where Paramount traces its origins, established Bison Archives in 1973, which is one of Southern California's most notable repositories of entertainment heritage.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Pre-Paramount: 1912-1915 11

2 A New Home: 1916-1929 33

3 Triumphs and Trials: 1930-1939 73