Death of the Moguls: The End of Classical Hollywood

(Part of the Techniques of the Moving Image Series)

by Wheeler Winston Dixon

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Death of the Moguls is a detailed assessment of the last days of the "rulers of film." Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the careers of such moguls as Harry Cohn at Columbia, Louis B. Mayer at MGM, Jack L. Warner at Warner Brothers, Adolph Zukor at Paramount, and Herbert J. Yates at Republic in the dying days of their once-mighty empires. He asserts that the sheer force of personality and business acumen displayed by these moguls made the studios successful;...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813553776

ISBN13:9780813553771

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary

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