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The Evolution of Hollywood In60learning

Smarter in sixty minutes. Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so explore a multitude of fascinating historical, biographical, scientific, political, and financial topics in only an hour each. What does Thomas Edison have to do with Hollywood as we know it today? This book dives into the dirty details of how Los Angeles became Tinseltown. Stifling rivalries and independent break-outs brought film to the West Coast where the art of cinema began to take off. Over the course of the twentieth century, the film industry has seen countless controversies alongside its successes- from the racially antagonistic film that changed the world of cinema, to the serial mistreatment of studio actors like Judy Garland. This short book will challenge everything you thought you knew about Hollywood and the grime beneath the glamour.