Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio System

by Diana Altman

Book Overview

Hollywood East tells the story of how the movies evolved as a business - a business controlled from the Eastern seaboard. As Diana Altman notes, "Hollywood was a pretty face but New York was the heart... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559721405
• ISBN13: 9781559721400
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read

I never understood the relationship between the theater companies on the east coast and the production companies on the west coast until Altman's book. Filled with first-hand anecdotes passed down from her father, an MGM talent scout who discovered Joan Crawford, Jimmy Stewart, Ava Gardner, and many others. Excellent addition to film history.