Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio System
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"Twentieth-century world history, cinema history, biography, news clippings, and anecdotes come together . . . beautifully . . .[with] sophisticated storytelling." -Library Journal
This is the story behind the story: how the movie industry grew up as a business controlled from New York. In the words of author Diana Altman, "Hollywood was a pretty face but New York was the heart and lungs." Altman, daughter of MGM studio's early New York talent scout Al Altman, chronicles the studio system as...






















