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Peter Decherney explores how the concerns of intellectuals and the needs of Hollywood studio heads led to the development of a mutually beneficial relationship during Hollywood's Golden Age (1915-1960). During this period, museums, universities, and government agencies used films to maintain their position as quintessential American institutions, transforming movies into an art form and making moviegoing a vital civic institution. Decherney's history features an intriguing cast of characters, including the poet Vachel Lindsay, film producers Adolph Zukor and Joseph Kennedy, Hollywood flak Will Hays, and philanthropist Nelson Rockefeller. He shows how Columbia and Harvard started film studies programs in the 1910s and 1920s to remake American education and American culture. And he shows how the Museum of Modern Art, the U.S. Office of War Information, and the National Endowment for the Arts worked with Hollywood to fight fascism and communism and to promote American values abroad. Hollywood and the Culture Elite offers a unique glimpse into the collaboration between Hollywood and the stewards of high culture to ensure their own survival and profitability.
Hugo Award winning writer James Gunn (1923-2020) has been called "the last Golden Age author" of science fiction. In a career of almost 70 years, he wrote or edited 45 books and more than 100 short stories and participated in the production of films, radio and television programs and comic books.
In 'Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex', Charles Lahee meticulously documents the financial and administrative proceedings of the parish, providing a valuable insight into the social and economic dynamics of 18th-century England. Lahee's writing style is formal and precise, reflecting the bureaucratic nature of his subject matter. The book serves as a primary source for historians studying parish governance and community life during this period. Lahee's attention to detail and thoroughness make this report a significant contribution to the understanding of local governance in England at the time. His work sheds light on the challenges faced by loca...
An introduction to the art of masterful deck construction.
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xposes the cover-up surrounding the murder of Malcolm X and probes once-secret FBI files that shed light on the government's hostility to him and point toward its complicity in the crime. Photos, diagram of the assassination, chronology, index. Appendix: secret FBI memos on the Black movement