The Man Who Invented Hollywood: The Autobiography of D. W. Griffith

Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), ed. by James Hart

ISBN 10: 0879630019 / ISBN 13: 9780879630010

Published by Touchstone Pub. Company [1972], Louisville, KY, 1972

About this Item

29 cm, 170, illus., chronology, name on title page, stamp on p. 171, DJ creased. Foreword by Frank Capra. A memoir and some notes, including the unfinished biography of the film master. Includes many wonderful black and white photos from his movies, aswell as his social gatherings.

Seller Inventory # 30082

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Invented Hollywood: The Autobiography of D. W. Griffith
• Publisher: Touchstone Pub. Company [1972], Louisville, KY
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879630019
• ISBN 13: 9780879630010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First? Edition. First? Printing.
• Condition: very good, good

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Synopsis

I have called William Wadsworth Hodkinson, "the Man Who Invented Hollywood" knowing that a more correct title would be - the Man Who Invented the Business of Hollywood. Remembered today as the founder of Paramount Pictures, W. W. Hodkinson's accomplishments would place him among those individuals who have had the deepest influence on the development of the movie industry. Practically single-handedly, W. W. Hodkinson changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. His reforms during the early days of the film industry provided the prototype for all major Hollywood studios.