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The First Hollywood. Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking.
Shawn C. Bean
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Description for The First Hollywood. Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking.
Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. Devastated by fire in 1901, rebuilt in a wide variety of architectural styles, sharing the same geographic and meteorological DNA as southern California, the city was an ideal location for northern film production companies looking to relocate.In 1908, New York-based Kalem Studios sent its first crew to Jacksonville. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. Oliver Hardy, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and the Barrymores all made movies in the Florida sunshine. In total, nearly 300 films, including the first ... Read more
Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. Devastated by fire in 1901, rebuilt in a wide variety of architectural styles, sharing the same geographic and meteorological DNA as southern California, the city was an ideal location for northern film production companies looking to relocate.In 1908, New York-based Kalem Studios sent its first crew to Jacksonville. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. Oliver Hardy, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and the Barrymores all made movies in the Florida sunshine. In total, nearly 300 films, including the first ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813032436
SKU
V9780813032436
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About Shawn C. Bean
Shawn C. Bean has twice been named Writer of the Year by the Florida Magazine Association. He is a former music and theatre reviewer for the Miami New Times and current contributor to Florida Travel & Life and Miami.
Reviews for The First Hollywood. Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking.
A compelling story of the rise and fall of Jacksonville, Florida, as a major motion picture studio rival to Hollywood. Along the way you'll meet visionaries, film pioneers, and famous names, as well as grifters and con men. - Richard Alan Nelson, author of Lights! Camera! Florida! ""Although nonfiction, at times it reads like a fast-paced novel, telling the story ... Read more