An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood

Details:

Author: Neal Gabler
Publisher: Anchor Books

Size:

Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Length: 8 Inches
Width: 5 Inches
Height: 1.3 Inches

Synopsis:

It might seem an ironic fact that Hollywood, which churned out the dreams and fantasies that helped shape mainstream American culture, was built largely by the efforts and visions of a few Eastern European Jewish immigrants. These men--Adolph Zucker, the Warner brothers, Louis B. Mayer, Harry Cohn, Carl Laemmle, and William Fox--may be long gone from this earth, but their legends are etched into the annals of Tinseltown, and the major movie studios still bear their names. Film historian and author Neal Gabler, an expert on early Hollywood and its evolution, weaves a spectacular and enthralling tale of the construction of this massive and powerful industry. It is story of success and greatness that, like many others, did not leave many of its participants unscathed.

Industry Reviews:

"The book zips along more like a novel than a history, filled with Dickensian figures, beautifully and sympathetically drawn."
"A first-rate social history with a striking point of view."

Publisher Notes:

Profiles the early Hollywood studio moguls, examining how the movies of Fox, Mayer, and the Warners, among others, came to shape American values, myths, and traditions

Book Details Summary:

The title of this book is An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood and it was written by Neal Gabler . This edition of An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is August 1989. There are pages in the book and it was published by Anchor Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0385265573 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780385265577.