The Covered Wagon
1924
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5 days ago · 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 otherwise out of reach for a Jewish immigrant.”
5 days ago · By JACOB GURVIS/JTA. MAY 17, 2024 22:30. The new "Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital" exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (photo credit...
5 days ago · 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 ...
15 hours ago · Helen Rose (1904-1985) creation for Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) in MGM's The Shopworn Angel (1938). On a trip to L.A., I visited the Hollywood Heritage Museum (2100 N. Highland, L.A.), the site of the oldest movie studio Hollywood, and the place where the first feature film was made by Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959) and Jesse Lasky (1880-1958) in 1912.
4 days ago · Jesse Lasky, the studio supremo, had invited us over. Those early motion pictures were marvellous, but their style was raw and untutored. So, Jesse summoned a brace of established writers, to travel over from old Europe and embrace the uncharted horizons of Hollywood.
May 5, 2024 · The success of Sergeant York had a profound impact on the life of its 53- year-old subject, Alvin York. York went on a tour of much of the country in the company of producer Jesse Lasky, visiting New York, Philadelphia and other cities. The tour culminated with a visit to the White House and President Roosevelt.
2 days ago · Samuel Goldwyn, born in Warsaw, eventually made his way to Hollywood where he partnered with his brother-in-law Jesse L. Lasky in ...
