It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History
From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the areathey christened “Hollywood,” to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, It Happened in Hollywood recounts in thirty short episodes the behind-the-scenes events that shaped Tinseltown.
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It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History
From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the areathey christened “Hollywood,” to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, It Happened in Hollywood recounts in thirty short episodes the behind-the-scenes events that shaped Tinseltown.
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It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

by Gerald Schiller
It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

by Gerald Schiller

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Overview

From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the areathey christened “Hollywood,” to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, It Happened in Hollywood recounts in thirty short episodes the behind-the-scenes events that shaped Tinseltown.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762754496
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 01/06/2010
Series: It Happened In Series
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 6.46(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Gerald A. Schiller is a professional magician and the author of eight books. Born in Philadelphia and educated at both Temple University and UCLA, he has taught classes in English, Cinema, and Creative Writing. He wrote and directed educational, documentary, and promotional films for many years, including the award-winning documentaries: Chaplin: A Character is Born and Keaton: The Great Stoneface.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

A Sleepy Little Town Gets Invaded-1910 1

Mack Builds a Fun Factory-1912 5

Hollywood's Very First Feature Film-1913 10

A Character Is Born-1913 15

Hollywood's First Film Epic-1915 20

The Greatest Film or the Biggest Flop?-1916 25

Houdini's Great Escape-to Hollywood-1919 30

Mabel, Mary, and Murder-1922 35

Mr. Hays Says "No!"-1922 40

"You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet!"-1927 46

The Great Aerial Epic-1927 52

Mr. Mayer Has a Little Meeting-1927 58

The Mouse That Roared-1928 63

The Actress and the Hollywood Sign-1932 69

The Monkey on the Roof-1933 74

Frank Saves Oscar-1936 79

Desperately Seeking a Scarlett-1937-1938 84

Citizen Hearst vs. Citizen Kane-1941 89

Sam's Best Years-1944-1946 94

The HUAC and the Hollywood Ten-1947 99

The Studio System Begins to Fade-1949-1954 105

The Strange Death of a Goddess-1962 109

A Hillside Mansion Becomes a Magical Place-1963 114

The Tragic Death of a Silent-Screen Idol-1968 118

Drugs, Motorcycles, Fonda, and Hopper-1969 122

Death in the Twilight Zone-1982 127

Hollywood Facts and Trivia 133

Bibliography 138

Index 143

About the Author 152

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