Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment
Michael Troyan
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Description for Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment
Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 100 black & white halftones, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KJZ; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 280. .
Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch—aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities ... Read more
Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch—aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781630761424
SKU
V9781630761424
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99-15
About Michael Troyan
Michael Troyan has worked as an archivist at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios as well as a consultant and film historian elsewhere. He is the author of A Rose For Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson, and has contributed to numerous books about Hollywood, and particularly Disney, history. He lives in Northern California. Stephen Sylvester is the ... Read more
Reviews for Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment
Through magical, never-before-seen archival photographs, you will be taken on a fabulous journey exploring the history of Twentieth Century Fox Studios. This book triggers so many fond personal memories: from the studio commissary to the schoolhouse where I spent endless hours, to a look inside the sound stages we used while working on The Sound of Music.
Angela Cartwright, actress whose work includes The Danny Thomas ... Read more
Angela Cartwright, actress whose work includes The Danny Thomas ... Read more