An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
The story of a handful of Jewish immigrants to the US from eastern Europe who created the Hollywood film industry. These men, including William Fox and Harry Warner, are its founding fathers. Neal Gabler draws on a host of fascinating anecdotes which provide an insight into the movie capital of the world.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN-13
- 9780491034098
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Hollywood film industryJewish immigrantsAmerican cultural history
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