Before, In and After Hollywood : The Life of Joseph E. Henabery por Anthony Slide

Scarecrow Press, 1997-04-24. Hardcover. New.

Scarecrow Press, 1997-04-24. Hardcover. Like New.

Hardback. New. The autobiography of Joseph Henabery, the director of some of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1920s including Douglas Fairbanks, Fatty Arbuckle, and Rudolph Valentino.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New. In 1914, a young midwesterner quit his railroad job to crack the Hollywood motion picture boom. Impressed by his energy and honesty in his role as Lincoln, D.W. Griffith made him his assistant for Intolerance. Griffith then made Joe a director. He swiftly progressed to a preeminent position in the industry, directing some of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1920's including Douglas Fairbanks, Fatty Arbuckle, and Rudolph Valentino. Versatility played an important role in Joe's rich creative life inside the studios. His understanding of the mechanics of motion-picture film led him to develop and be granted a patent for teaching speech to the deaf by visualizing sound. He pioneered sound short-subjects for the Vitaphone Studios in Brooklyn and later directed WWII training films for the Army Signal Corps in Astoria. Henabery contributed, not only as a director, but also as a researcher, writer, make-up artist/actor, architect, scenic designer, and special-effects innovator. His… Ler mais

Scarecrow Pr, 1997. Hardcover. New. 354 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches.

Scarecrow Press, 1997-04-24. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!