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The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox
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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Man Who Made the Movies : the Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Theater / History & Criticism, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism, Industries / Entertainment
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 45.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 944 Pages
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A riveting story of ambition, greed, and genius unfolding at the dawn of modern America. This landmark biography brings into focus a fascinating brilliant entrepreneur--like Steve Jobs or Walt Disney, a true American visionary--who risked everything to realize his bold dream of a Hollywood empire. Although a major Hollywood studio still bears William Fox's name, the man himself has mostly been forgotten by history, even written off as a failure. Now, in this fascinating biography, Vanda Krefft corrects the record, explaining why Fox's legacy is central to the history of Hollywood. At the heart of William Fox's life was the myth of the American Dream. His story intertwines the fate of the nineteenth-century immigrants who flooded into New York, the city's vibrant and ruthless gilded age history, and the birth of America's movie industry amid the dawn of the modern era. Drawing on a decade of original research, The Man Who Made the Movies offers a rich, compelling look at a complex man emblematic of his time, one of the most fascinating and formative eras in American history. Growing up in Lower East Side tenements, the eldest son of impoverished Hungarian immigrants, Fox began selling candy on the street. That entrepreneurial ambition eventually grew one small Brooklyn theater into a $300 million empire of deluxe studios and theaters that rivaled those of Adolph Zukor, Marcus Loew, and the Warner brothers, and launched stars such as Theda Bara. Amid the euphoric roaring twenties, the early movie moguls waged a fierce battle for control of their industry. A fearless risk-taker, Fox won and was hailed as a genius--until a confluence of circumstances, culminating with the 1929 stock market crash, led to his ruin.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061136069
ISBN-13
9780061136061
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Man Who Made the Movies : the Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Theater / History & Criticism, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism, Industries / Entertainment
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
944 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
45.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1998.3
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Stunningly researched, lucidly told, and consistently illuminating, The Man Who Made the Movies is actually the story of America: the tale of an immigrant who rises high, a captain of industry capturing dreams, a visionary later forgotten after the forces he helped to broker bring him down., Vanda Krefft shines a light on previously unknown or ignored corners of his life and brings out the real man without whose efforts Hollywood would not have gained the status of the Mecca of international cinema. This meticulously researched book is virtually the previously ignored history of the Hollywood. It is an important book to understand how the American cinema began and evolved and gained the present status in the world of world cinema., "Vanda Krefft has written a fascinating, capacious examination of a forgotten man and key figure in the development of American film. William Fox leapt from running a business that pre-shrunk cloth to expanding the national and global reach of American movies, their artistic ambitions, and their technical capabilities, including sound and the wide screen. Few books have captured so acutely the exhilaration of an entrepreneur creating a company in his own image and influencing the course of an entire industry--or have rendered so harrowingly the tragedy of such a man losing control. In an era when too many film historians either subscribe to "the genius of the system" or anoint old-time directors as gods, Krefft offers multifaceted analyses of how Fox's own concerns helped ignite the talents of great directors and led to classics like John Ford's Iron Horse. When other executives were establishing infamous traditions like "the casting couch," Fox worked with a discipline and personal integrity that should be inspirational today.", The most exciting new biography I have read in years. The rags-to-riches tale of William Fox, a fascinating though inexplicably neglected figure in our history, is as big and vibrant as the film industry he helped to found…. Rich in conflict, teeming with energy, and impossible to resist., "Krefft captures both the culture of the origins of cinema as a business and the many fascinating personalities at play within the narrative. No longer Hollywood's forgotten pioneer, William Fox now has the history he deserves." -- Washington Post "Life, ever unfair, had its way with the fantastic Mr. Fox. Yet Krefft reminds us, in this big, brassy production of a book, of his grand legacy." -- USA Today (four stars) "Whether Krefft is describing how Fox built his studio, ushered in the talkies, or weathered a litany of troubles--bankruptcy, jail time for trying to bribe a judge, and poor health--in his later years, her attention to detail makes for gripping storytelling." -- Publishers Weekly "Krefft's thoroughly researched, engagingly written book shows this scrappy visionary to be an enabler of the best sort of talent." -- Huffington Post, Best Film Books of 2017 "Stunningly researched, lucidly told, and consistently illuminating, The Man Who Made the Movies is actually the story of America: the tale of an immigrant who rises high, a captain of industry capturing dreams, a visionary later forgotten after the forces he helped to broker bring him down." -- Brenda Wineapple, award-winning author of Ecstatic Nation and White Heat "William Fox has been hiding in plain sight, and Ms. Krefft has done an extraordinary job of putting him in the spotlight through exhaustive research in archives and libraries across America. The book is an immensely valuable resource...simultaneously a great American success story and a shudder-provoking cautionary tale." -- The Wall Street Journal "The most exciting new biography I have read in years. The rags-to-riches tale of William Fox, a fascinating though inexplicably neglected figure in our history, is as big and vibrant as the film industry he helped to found.... Rich in conflict, teeming with energy, and impossible to resist." -- John Matteson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father "A big dig of a book, a nuanced human portrait as well as a sweeping financial chronicle, excavating William Fox from ancient burial grounds and restoring his preeminence as the T-Rex and Volpone of American silent film." -- --Patrick McGilligan, author of Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane "Krefft provides an in-depth overview of the early film industry and a lucid assessment of Fox's role in advancing the technology, art, and business of making films." -- Kirkus Reviews "a celebration of Fox's spirit, his determination, and his lasting impact on the motion picture industry." -- Booklist "Krefft has devoted years to her research and has emerged with a story that is not only fascinating, but surprisingly revelatory for an historical figure as high-profile as this one. Fox's story is filled with colorful incident and surprising reversals of fortune, and moreover is beautifully written here." -- J.B. Kaufman, film historian "In The Man Who Made the Movies, an excellent biography of this criminally forgotten figure, William Fox lives up to his billing...Krefft has exhumed the story of a crucial figure slighted by history. She's also crafted a captivating portrait of a flawed dynamo. Somewhere out there a screenwriter now has the raw material to give Mr. Fox his due." -- Sight & Sound "Vanda Krefft shines a light on previously unknown or ignored corners of his life and brings out the real man without whose efforts Hollywood would not have gained the status of the Mecca of international cinema. This meticulously researched book is virtually the previously ignored history of the Hollywood. It is an important book to understand how the American cinema began and evolved and gained the present status in the world of world cinema." -- The Washington Book Review, Krefft has devoted years to her research and has emerged with a story that is not only fascinating, but surprisingly revelatory for an historical figure as high-profile as this one. Fox's story is filled with colorful incident and surprising reversals of fortune, and moreover is beautifully written here., In The Man Who Made the Movies, an excellent biography of this criminally forgotten figure, William Fox lives up to his billing...Krefft has exhumed the story of a crucial figure slighted by history. She's also crafted a captivating portrait of a flawed dynamo. Somewhere out there a screenwriter now has the raw material to give Mr. Fox his due., Krefft captures both the culture of the origins of cinema as a business and the many fascinating personalities at play within the narrative. No longer Hollywood's forgotten pioneer, William Fox now has the history he deserves.
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
791.430232092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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