Further Reading for Early Hollywood and Los Angeles
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Wonderful insight into early movies by early filmographers.
One Reel a Week, by Fred J. Balshofer and Arthur C. Miller. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967
Contemporary look at places, sets, and films of three of the all-time best comedians.
Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, by John Bengston. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2000
Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin, by John Bengston. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2006
Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd, by John Bengston. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2011
Very toned-down memoir, in perfect keeping with Gish’s life-long good girl persona, but still very insightful and delightfully interesting.
The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me, by Lillian Gish. Englewood: Prentice-Hall, 1969
The incomparable Ms. Loos. If you’ve never read any of her work (you’ve certainly seen it), do yourself a favor.
A Girl Like I, by Anita Loos. New York: Viking Press, 1966
Anita Loos Rediscovered, by Anita Loos. Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press, 2003
But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, by Anita Loos. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928
Cast of Thousands, by Anita Loos. New York: Gosset & Dunlap, 1977
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, by Anita Loos. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925
Kiss Hollywood Goodbye, by Anita Loos. New York: Viking Press, 1974
The Talmadge Girls, by Anita Loos. New York: Viking Press, 1978
Great references.
Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County, by Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997
LA Unconventional, by Cecilia Rasmussen. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times, 1998
The Historic Core of Los Angeles: Images of America, by Curtis C. Roseman. San Francisco: Arcadia Publishing, 2004
Wonderfully charming early film memoir.
The Keystone Kid: Tales of Early Hollywood, by Coy Watson, Jr. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2001
Wonderful insight into early movies by early filmographers.
One Reel a Week, by Fred J. Balshofer and Arthur C. Miller. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967
Contemporary look at places, sets, and films of three of the all-time best comedians.
Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, by John Bengston. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2000
Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin, by John Bengston. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2006
Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd, by John Bengston. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2011
Very toned-down memoir, in perfect keeping with Gish’s life-long good girl persona, but still very insightful and delightfully interesting.
The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me, by Lillian Gish. Englewood: Prentice-Hall, 1969
The incomparable Ms. Loos. If you’ve never read any of her work (you’ve certainly seen it), do yourself a favor.
A Girl Like I, by Anita Loos. New York: Viking Press, 1966
Anita Loos Rediscovered, by Anita Loos. Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press, 2003
But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, by Anita Loos. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928
Cast of Thousands, by Anita Loos. New York: Gosset & Dunlap, 1977
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, by Anita Loos. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925
Kiss Hollywood Goodbye, by Anita Loos. New York: Viking Press, 1974
The Talmadge Girls, by Anita Loos. New York: Viking Press, 1978
Great references.
Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County, by Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997
LA Unconventional, by Cecilia Rasmussen. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times, 1998
The Historic Core of Los Angeles: Images of America, by Curtis C. Roseman. San Francisco: Arcadia Publishing, 2004
Wonderfully charming early film memoir.
The Keystone Kid: Tales of Early Hollywood, by Coy Watson, Jr. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2001