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>From the earliest silent films made by pioneering American filmmakers to the multimillion-dollar blockbusters of today, the movie industry of America has always had a home: Hollywood. But how did Hollywood itself get started? Who were the driving forces behind its creation and development - the visionaries and kingmakers who built the infrastructure of a worldwide industry but only received a fraction of the credit that was heaped upon the stars of the silver screen? Movie buffs nowadays have no idea that so much of what we take for granted about Hollywood was largely planned, designed, and built by Hobart Johnstone Whitley, an extraordinary individual who is not nearly as well known as he should be. 'HJ' was the primary developer of Hollywood, a central figure in attracting and keeping the talent needed to make such an ambitious project successful and, in turn, transform a formerly sleepy part of California into a hugely profitable and exciting industry. Gaelyn Whitley Keith's remarkable book, The Father of Hollywood: The True Story, goes a long way toward erasing the misconceptions concerning HJ's life and career, and paints a truly charming portrait of the man who lived a life that itself is worthy of a fine movie.
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Anita Hackley-Lambert has dreamt of writing ever since the age of twelve, when she wrote her first unpublished book, No Where to Run, a story concerning the multiple rapes that she suffered as a little girl. She was inspired to write the life story of F.H.M. Murray, as a result of a promise that she made to her mother to acknowledge and honor Murray's legacy. With the publication of this book, the author hopes to spark the interest of historians, educators, scholars, educational institutions, black history collectors, genealogists, students, and family members in this outstanding historical figure. Her greatest desire is that each reader will come to know the essence of the man, F.H.M. Murray.
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ISBN 10: 1419641948
ISBN 13: 9781419641947
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