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Overview
Raised in the Hollywood of the 1920s as the privileged son of a pioneer studio mogul, Budd Schulberg went on to win fame as a distinguished novelist, short story writer, playwright, Oscar-winning screenwriter, and boxing historian. Moving Pictures is his fascinating remembrance of growing up amidst the glamour, swank, courage, triumphs, defeats, cabals, and double-crosses of an industry in the making. His utterly candid account includes unsparing portraits of outsized characters in all their power, venality, charm, pettiness, and vindictiveness. As a book on the early days of the movies in Hollywood, this one is hard to beat. Abundantly illustrated with rare photographs.Editorials
Library Journal
Schulberg's 1981 volume was part autobiography and part insider's guide to the early film industry. Schulberg is the son of film mogul B.P. Schulberg, and Budd was practically raised on the back lots. Schulberg eventually became a screen writer and is noted for penning On the Waterfront. However, he saw through the fantasy and the glamour of Hollywood and understood fully that it isn't called show business for nothing. For readers interested in Hollywood history, this Budd's for you. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.Palm Beach Post
Moving Pictures entranced me…. The book is full of delicious vingettes…— Scott Eyman
Book Details
Published
September 1, 1982
Publisher
New York : Stein and Day, 1982, c1981.
Pages
501
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780812861570