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Hollywood History

Step behind the scenes of the silver screen! This curated book list explores the rich history of Hollywood and the evolution of film, from its golden age to modern blockbusters—perfect for movie buffs and history lovers alike.

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  • The Men Who Would Be King

    An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called DreamWorks

    LaPorte, Nicole
    eAudiobook, 2010Tantor Media, Inc, 2010
  • Hitchcock's Blondes

    the Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession

    Leamer, Laurence
    Book, 2023New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2023] — 9510 LEA
  • Pictures at a Revolution

    Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood

    Harris, Mark
    eBook, Penguin Publishing Group
  • Bogie & Bacall

    the Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair

    Mann, William J.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper, [2023] — 5115 BOGAR -M
  • Best. Movie. Year. Ever.

    How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen

    Raftery, Brian
    eAudiobook, 2019Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019
  • The Disney Revolt

    The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age

    Friedman, Jake S.
    eBook, 2022Chicago Review Press, 2022
  • As You Wish

    Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride

    Elwes, Cary, 1962-
    Book, 2014New York : Touchstone, 2014. — 9510 PRINC -E
  • A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away

    My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits-Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossib

    Hirsch, Paul
    eBook, 2019Chicago Review Press, 2019
  • Disney High

    the Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

    Spencer, Ashley (Journalist),
    Book, 2024New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. — 9544 SPE
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

    How the Sex-drugs-and-rock-'n'-roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Biskind, Peter
    Book, 1998New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, [1998] — 9510 BIS
  • Down and Dirty Pictures

    Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film

    Biskind, Peter
    Book, 2004New York ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, c2004. — AR 9510 BIS
  • Five Came Back

    a Story of Hollywood and the Second World War

    Harris, Mark, 1963-
    Book, 2014New York : Penguin Press, 2014. — 9510 HAR
  • Dark City

    the Lost World of Film Noir

    Muller, Eddie
    Book, 2021Philadelphia : Running Press, 2021. — 9510 MUL 2021
  • The Big Picture

    the Fight for the Future of Movies

    Fritz, Ben
    Book, 2018Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. — 9500 FRI
  • Camera Man

    Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century

    Stevens, Dana (Film critic)
    Book, 2022New York : Atria Books, 2022. — 5115 KEATO -S
  • City of Nets

    A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's

    Friedrich, Otto
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2021Tantor Media, Inc., 2021