It Happened in Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

by Gerald Schiller

Overview

From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the area
they 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:	9780762761920
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/06/2010
Series:	It Happened In Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	551 KB

About the Author

Gerald A. Schiller is a professional magician and has written and directed documentary and educational films. He is also the author of nine books and of numerous articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times and Film News.

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