Five came back : a story of Hollywood and the Second World War
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Published
New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
511 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Waterloo Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
791.4302 HAR
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791.4302 HAR
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Capra, Frank, -- 1897-1991.
Ford, John, -- 1894-1973.
Huston, John, -- 1906-1987.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
Motion pictures in propaganda -- United States.
Stevens, George, -- 1904-1975.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
Wyler, William, -- 1902-1981.
Ford, John, -- 1894-1973.
Huston, John, -- 1906-1987.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
Motion pictures in propaganda -- United States.
Stevens, George, -- 1904-1975.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
Wyler, William, -- 1902-1981.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Andra världskriget och film, USA.
Bibel -- Philemonbrief.
Capra, Frank, -- film director.
Filmindustrin, USA.
Filmwirtschaft.
Ford, John, -- film director.
Hollywood (California).
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Huston, John, -- film director.
Los Angeles- Hollywood.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano.
Stevens, George, -- film director.
Weltkrieg -- 1939-1945, Motiv.
Weltkrieg -- 1939-1945.
Wyler, William, -- 1902-1981 -- film director.
Bibel -- Philemonbrief.
Capra, Frank, -- film director.
Filmindustrin, USA.
Filmwirtschaft.
Ford, John, -- film director.
Hollywood (California).
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Huston, John, -- film director.
Los Angeles- Hollywood.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano.
Stevens, George, -- film director.
Weltkrieg -- 1939-1945, Motiv.
Weltkrieg -- 1939-1945.
Wyler, William, -- 1902-1981 -- film director.
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Published
New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-494) and index.
Description
Entertainment columnist Mark Harris gives us the untold story of how Hollywood changed World War II, and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the prism of five film directors caught up in the war: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. It was the best of times and the worst of times for Hollywood before the war. The box office was booming, and the studios' control of talent and distribution was as airtight as could be hoped. But the industry's relationship with Washington was decidedly uneasy -- hearings and investigations into allegations of corruption and racketeering were multiplying, and hanging in the air was the insinuation that the business was too foreign, too Jewish, too un-American in its values and causes. Could an industry this powerful in shaping America's mind-set really be left in the hands of this crew? Following Pearl Harbor, Hollywood had the chance to prove its critics wrong and did so with vigor, turning its talents and its business over to the war effort to an unprecedented extent. No industry professionals played a bigger role in the war than America's most legendary directors: Ford, Wyler, Huston, Capra, and Stevens. Between them they were on the scene of almost every major moment of America's war, and in every branch of service -- Army, Navy, and Air Force; Atlantic and Pacific; from Midway to North Africa; from Normandy to the fall of Paris and the liberation of the Nazi death camps; to the shaping of the message out of Washington, D.C. As it did for so many others, World War II divided the lives of these men into before and after, to an extent that has not been adequately understood. In a larger sense -- even less well understood -- the war divided the history of Hollywood into before and after as well. Harris reckons with that transformation on a human level -- through five unforgettable lives -- and on the level of the industry and the country as a whole. Like these five men, Hollywood too, and indeed all of America, came back from the war having grown up more than a little.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
WPL: Given in memory of D. Quinn Martin.
Awards
Theatre Library Association Richard Wall Memorial Award, 2014.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harris, M. (2014). Five came back: a story of Hollywood and the Second World War . The Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harris, Mark, 1963-. 2014. Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War. The Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harris, Mark, 1963-. Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War The Penguin Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harris, Mark. Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War The Penguin Press, 2014.
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