Death of the Moguls: The End of Classical Hollywood

by Wheeler Winston Dixon

Book Overview

Death of the Moguls is a detailed assessment of the last days of the "rulers of film" from Hollywood's classical era. Using rare, behind-the-scenes stills, Wheeler Winston Dixon details such game-changing factors as the de Havilland decision, the Consent Decree, how the moguls dealt with their collapsing empires in the era of television, and the end of the conventional studio assembly line to create a compelling narrative of the end of the...

• 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