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Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck 🔍
Michael Benson, Craig Singer Citadel Press, PS, 2024
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The incredible true story of the most powerful brothers in Hollywood history—an wildly entertaining saga studded with glamorous stars, scandals, mobsters, murders, and one legendary blond bombshell. . . .
They were the Godfathers of the Movies. Groundbreaking pioneers of the Hollywood Dream Factory, Joseph and Nicholas Schenck may not have been household names like the Warner brothers or Louis B. Mayer, but they were infinitely more powerful, influential—and ruthless. A pair of Russian immigrants with giant ambitions, the Schencks turned their small nickelodeon business in New York's Bowery into a partnership with Loew's movie theaters and a controlling interest in three major studios: MGM, 20th Century Fox, and United Artists. They painted the silver screen silver, laid the foundations for the all-powerful studio system, and ruled a global movie empire from their Gatsby-sized mansions on the East and West coasts. The Schencks had become moguls.
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The incredible true story of the most powerful brothers in Hollywood historyan wildly entertaining saga studded with glamorous stars, scandals, mobsters, murders, and one legendary blond bombshell. . . . They were the Godfathers of the Movies. Groundbreaking pioneers of the Hollywood Dream Factory, Joseph and Nicholas Schenck may not have been household names like the Warner brothers or Louis B. Mayer, but they were infinitely more powerful, influentialand ruthless. A pair of Russian immigrants with giant ambitions, the Schencks turned their small nickelodeon business in New Yorks Bowery into a partnership with Loews movie theaters and a controlling interest in three major MGM, 20th Century Fox, and United Artists. They painted the silver screen silver, laid the foundations for the all-powerful studio system, and ruled a global movie empire from their Gatsby-sized mansions on the East and West coasts. The Schencks had become moguls. Their story is the stuff of legendsand their scandals are among the greatest stories Hollywood never told. This riveting, behind-the-scenes account reveals the suprising truth * The union-busting mob deal that landed Joe Schenck in federal prison for four yearson tax evasion charges including deductions for a menage a trois. * The cutthroat and merciless political maneuvering that defined the Hollywood studio heads. * The lurid murder charges against silent film star Fatty Arbucklewhose legal defense was paid for by Joe Schenck. * Joes secret infatuation with Marilyn Monroe, even though Marilyns mother named her Norma after Joes wife! * The brothers ingenious creation of the Academy of Motion Pictures and the Oscarsand indomitable control over the entire film industry. From the earliest days of silent films and the swinging era of the Roaring Twenties, through the Golden Age of the studio system and the patriotic call of WWII, to the Red Scare paranoia of the McCarthy years, the history of the Schenck brothers is the story of Hollywood itselfand the endurng power of the American Dream. Moguls is a must-read for film fans, history buffs, and anyone who loves the movies.
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2024-09-24
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