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May 17, 2024 · In the section for Paramount, which was founded by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky, the exhibit explains that “Zukor aimed to elevate the artistic status of movies to gain social respectability ...
May 17, 2024 · “Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital” traces the history and legacy of early 20th century Jewish Hollywood pioneers like the Warner brothers, Louis B. Mayer, Adolph...
May 6, 2024 · The Little Gray Lady is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by Francis Powers and starring Jane Grey of the Broadway stage. It was produced by Adolph Zukor continuing his making films with Broadway actors and stars, hence the name of his company Famous Players Film Company .
1 day ago · His life took a radical turn in 1927, when Adolph Zukor, the president of Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures, signed him as Pola Negri’s partner to star in the silent film The Woman from Moscow. That same year, he first appeared on the big screen with the Hungarian actress, Vilma Bánky.
6 days ago · He was the personal golf coach to movie magnates Joseph Schenck and Adolph Zukor. Schenck immediately agreed, and made the $10,400 personal guarantee. He then recruited 100 of Southern California ...
May 17, 2024 · “Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital” traces the history and legacy of early 20th century Jewish Hollywood pioneers like the Warner brothers, Louis B. Mayer, Adolph Zukor and others. It is the museum’s first permanent exhibit.
May 21, 2024 · This is the first publication of the Q&A I conducted 17 years ago after a screening at BU of A Face in the Crowd. Arts Fuse: Your 1941 novel, What Makes Sammy Run, was a satire of Hollywood and a critique of your protagonist, a sleazy anything-to-get-ahead screenwriter-producer. Schulberg: I was getting an honorary degree at Hofstra.
