A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
00032
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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18 BIRTH AND INFANCY The same month (October, 1911) that Al Christie arrived in Hollywood, Dave Horsley also arrived, fell in love with the spot, and started construction of a permanent studio for the Nestor Company, on the corner opposite the Blondeau Tavern, where Christie's group was temporarily lodged. This was the first studio especially built for a motion-picture company in Hollywood. The spot became the first center of Hollywood production activities. To this day, the corner of Gower Street and Sunset Boulevard is known as "Gower Gulch" to the cowboy extras who still congregate there. BELOW To the movie fan of the early 1910's the name of John Bunny, Vitagraph's star comedian, meant what Charlie Chaplin's did a decade later. His enormous following (not to be confused with his avoirdupois) made his one and two-reelers bonanzas at the box office. Today, stills from his pictures are almost unobtainable. This one comes from a picture released by Vitagraph about 1911. Remember? Remember? Remember?