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A special relationship : Britain comes to Hollywood and Hollywood comes to Britain

Title: A special relationship : Britain comes to Hollywood and Hollywood comes to Britain / Anthony Slide.
Author: Slide, Anthony
Publication: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]
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Description

ix, 309 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

"A Special Relationship provides not only a historical overview of the British in Hollywood, but also a detailed study of the contributions made by American individuals and companies to British cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards. The story begins with Ohio-born Charles Urban who came to London in 1898 and deserves credit for major involvement in the creation of a British film industry. While Ireland was still a part of Britain, the New York-based Kalem Company made films there from 1910 to 1913. British producers realized the importance of American stars, and many actors, beginning with Florence Turner (who was arguably also the first American star), made numerous British films. In the 1920s, such Hollywood stars as Mae Marsh, Betty Blythe, and Dorothy Gish remained active in Britain. In the 1930s, as their careers came to a halt, more than one hundred former American stars made the trip to England, partly as a vacation and partly in the hope of reenergizing their careers.Chapters discuss American cinematographers at work in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s and the introduction of Technicolor to British films. Diversity is represented by African American performers (most notably Paul Robeson), the Chinese American star Anna May Wong, along with female filmmakers from Hollywood. With Britain's declaration of war on Germany, there were Americans who stayed, such as Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, contributing to the war effort. America became actively involved in British cinema after World War II, with many Hollywood studios producing films there. As the years progressed, the British film industry became an international film industry. The book concludes with the Harry Potter and James Bond series, indicative of a new international cinema, with financing and behind-the-camera talent coming from the United States, but with British locales and British stars"--

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.

Call Number

MFL 15-4737

ISBN

9781628460872
1628460873
9781628460889 (canceled/invalid)
1628460881 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014042234

OCLC

893899229

Author

Slide, Anthony, author.

Title

A special relationship : Britain comes to Hollywood and Hollywood comes to Britain / Anthony Slide.

Publisher

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.

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Chronological Term

1900 - 1999

Other Form:

Online version: Slide, Anthony. Special relationship Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2015 9781628460889 (DLC) 2014046322

Research Call Number

MFL 15-4737

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