Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment

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Simon and Schuster, 15.08.2017 - 736 Seiten
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 including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one.
 

Inhalt

Foreword
11
Preface
13
Introduction and Acknowledgments
19
The Studio Tour
31
The Fantastic Mr Fox 18791935
43
The Western Avenue Studio 19161971
55
The Century Ranch
163
The Backlot Tour
227
The Zanuck Years 19351971
533
A New Hope 19712015
559
The Awards
599
Where The Movies Were Made
630
The Studio Filmography
662
Bibliography
707
Index
714
Urheberrecht

The Studio Tour Continued
375

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Autoren-Profil (2017)

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 former head of Hollywood Heritage and a member of the Friends of Fox. Besides combing the company’s archives as never before, Sylvester also has ongoing interviews with dozens of Fox employees past and present, celebrating every aspect of its motion picture making.

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