Warner Bros Hollywood's ultimate backlot

Although some movie studios offer tours, few guests from outside the Hollywood community have ever been witness to the artistry, politics, and scandals that routinely go on behind the soundstage walls and away from the carefully orchestrated scenes visible to them from their tram carts. Bingen takes...

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Main Authors: Bingen, Steven (Author), Wanamaker, Marc (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Lanham : Taylor Trade Publishing, [2014]
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Summary: Although some movie studios offer tours, few guests from outside the Hollywood community have ever been witness to the artistry, politics, and scandals that routinely go on behind the soundstage walls and away from the carefully orchestrated scenes visible to them from their tram carts. Bingen takes you inside the greatest and yet most mysterious movie studio of them all: Warner Bros. The studio lot functions as a small city and is even more fascinating, glamorous, and outrageous than any of the stars or movies that it has been routinely minting for more than ninety years.
Physical Description: xii, 275 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes filmography (pages 241-256, 264) , bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index.
ISBN: 9781589799615 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1589799615 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Steven Bingen is a historian, screenwriter, and former archivist at Warner Bros. Originally a native of Seattle, Bingen has written and contributed to dozens of books, articles, and documentaries on Hollywood history. He coauthored MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot, the first significant book ever published about a movie studio lot. He lives in the world's largest backlot, also known as Los Angeles.