Hollywood Dreams Made Real: Irving Thalberg and the Rise of M-G-M
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810972344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Other than on matters photographic, however, he is no critic. In the visually ravishing Greta Garbo (2005), he asserted the artistic distinction of the actress’ films but couldn’t argue the matter, and here he makes similar claims for the 400 films overseen by producer Irving Thalberg (1899–1936) and again makes no case, except to stress his subject’s desire to marry the best of stage and cinematic aesthetics and his remarkable ability to read popular taste, which assured that M-G-M made money every one of his dozen years with it. --Ray Olson . He is more literate (misusing only a handful of words herein), factually scrupulous (though, contra page 164, Faulkner’s “Turn About” isn’t a novel), careful (though “The unexpected success of Stroheim’s films”
Vieira is a portrait photographer, a film historian, and the author of four other books published by Abrams: Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits, Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood, Hollywood Horror: From Gothic to Cosmic, and Greta Garbo: A Cinematic Legacy. He maintains a studio in the historic Granada Buildin
Vieira draws on newly discovered interviews and production records; the unpublished autobiography of Thalberg’s wife, superstar Norma Shearer; and a treasure trove of unseen images to vividly recount the making of Ben-Hur, The Big Parade, Tarzan the Ape Man, Grand Hotel, Mutiny on the Bounty, A Night at the Opera, and scores of other classics.Hollywood Dreams Made Real is a fresh portrait of the prime architect of the studio system and an enchanting tour of the magical world he created.. Thalberg was running Universal Pictures at the age of twenty, and he cofounded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at twenty-four. By the time of his death at thirty-seven, Thalberg had lift
Hollywood Dream Factory: Irving Thalberg opened the door to the Hollywood world and made movie magic C. M Mills Ircing Thalberg was born in Brooklyn to a prominent Jewish family. He was a weak boy suffering from heart disease and a series of other ailments. Doctors thought he would never make it to age 30. Being forced into bed for months at a time the lad read classics with a voracious appetite. He loved the flickers. When he was 20 he went to Hollywood to work for Carl Laemmele at Universal Studios. Thalberg served as the old man's assistant and produced several silent films. Throughout his career the precocious Thalberg was a workaholic who ate, slept and breathed making high quality films which would have wide appeal. He enjoyed seeing. Stephen T. Luton said Hollywood Dreams Made Real. Easy reading with lots of great black and white photos highlight this wonderful book. Most everyone has heard of L.B. Mayer, yet without Irvihg Thalberg, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (M.G.M.) would not have been the power studio it was in the "Hollywood Dreams Made Real" according to Stephen T. Luton. Easy reading with lots of great black and white photos highlight this wonderful book. Most everyone has heard of L.B. Mayer, yet without Irvihg Thalberg, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (M.G.M.) would not have been the power studio it was in the 20's and Hollywood Dreams Made Real Easy reading with lots of great black and white photos highlight this wonderful book. Most everyone has heard of L.B. Mayer, yet without Irvihg Thalberg, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (M.G.M.) would not have been the power studio it was in the 20's and 30's. You will love the full page glamor shots of all of the MGM stars of Classic Studio Hollywood. I think you will want this one as part of your library if you are into the movies.. 0's. You will love the full page glamor shots of all of the MGM stars of Classic Studio Hollywood. I think you will want this one as part of your library if you are into the movies.. 0's and Hollywood Dreams Made Real Easy reading with lots of great black and white photos highlight this wonderful book. Most everyone has heard of L.B. Mayer, yet without Irvihg Thalberg, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (M.G.M.) would not have been the power studio it was in the 20's and 30's. You will love the full page glamor shots of all of the MGM stars of Classic Studio Hollywood. I think you will want this one as part of your library if you are into the movies.. 0's. You will love the full page glamor shots of all of the MGM stars of Classic Studio Hollywood. I think you will want this one as part of your library if you are into the movies.. "Gorgeous Pictures!" according to Pioneer Woman. The book contains loads of great pictures, but I mainly bought it for the info about Irving Thalberg. For a man who really molded early Hollywood, there has been little written about him (or about his wife Norma Shearer). I hope the author will go ahead and write a bio of Irving that is more complete, but this book is a great start.