An Empire of Their Own, (Paperback)

from Meredy

An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood is flawed yet interesting. It is most of all a character study of the first Hollywood movie moguls, the founders and heads of the major studios--Paramount, Universal, Columbia, Warner Brothers, MGM, and the rest--in the context of an industr...

from BobCulley

This is the story of the Hollywood moguls, especially those who created Paramount, Universal, MGM, Warner Brothers and Fox. Most were Eastern European Jews trying to assimilate into U.S. culture. In the process, they ended up creating a representation of American culture which came to dominate th...

from michaelgambill

An amazing account of the men who created Hollywood. Understanding the immigrant roots of these movie moguls is critical to a full appreciation of the American movie industry and its impact on shaping American culture in the 20th century.

from justine

An examination of early Hollywood and the Jews who started it all.

from echaika

Brilliant and highly readable presentation of how the studio heads of Hollywood fashioned America as a dream, a dream everyone my age believed in and tried to live by. A must read.