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020 |a9781315691299|q(e-book : PDF)
020 |a9781317429661|q(e-book: Mobi)
020 |a9781317429678|q(e-book: ePub)
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024 7 |a10.4324/9781315691299 |2doi
035 |a(OCoLC)1020563288
040 |aFlBoTFG|cFlBoTFG|erda
041 |aeng
049 |aTürk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
100 1 |aBalio, Tino,|eauthor.
245 10|aMGM.
250 |aFirst edition.
264 1|aLondon :|bTaylor and Francis,|c2018.
300 |a1 online resource.
336 |atext|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|2rdacarrier
490 0 |aThe Routledge Hollywood Centenary Series
505 0 |tchapter Introduction /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 1 Marcus Loew and the Founding of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1905–24) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 2 Building a Prestige Studio (1924–28) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 3 MGM According to Irving Thalberg (1929–32) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 4 Louis B. Mayer Reorganizes (1933–39) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 5 MGM at the Home Front (1940–46) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 6 Dore Schary -- |t‘A new Thalberg’ (1947–58) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 7 Adjusting to the Sixties (1959–69) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 8 Kirk Kerkorian and the Buying and Selling of MGM, Part 1 (1969–85) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 9 Kirk Kerkorian and the Buying and Selling of MGM, Part 2 (1985–2004) /|rTino Balio -- |tchapter 10 MGM Holdings -- |tThe coda (2004–15) /|rTino Balio.
520 2 |aThis is the first comprehensive history of MGM from its origins in 1905 to the present. Following a straightforward chronology corresponding to specific periods of film industry history, each chapter describes how successive managements adjusted their production strategies and business practices in response to evolving industrial and market conditions. As the production subsidiary of the Loew’s Incorporated theatre chain, MGM spent lavishly on its pictures and injected them with plenty of star power. The practice helped sustain MGM’s preeminent position during the heyday of Hollywood. But MGM was a conservative company and watched as other studios innovated with sound and widescreen, adjusted to television, and welcomed independent producers. By the 1960s, the company, sans its theatre chain, was in decline and was ripe for a takeover. A defining moment occurred in 1969, when Kirk Kerkorian, a Las Vegas entrepreneur, made a successful bid for the company. There followed a tumultuous thirty-six-year period when Kerkorian bought and sold MGM three times. Meanwhile, MGM never regained its former status and has functioned as a second-tier company to this day. Focusing on MGM’s top talent – such as Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg, David O. Selznick, and Arthur Freed; directors King Vidor and Vincente Minnelli; and stars of the screen Greta Garbo, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, and Mickey Rooney – and award-winning films, this book highlights the studio’s artistic achievements and status within the industry.
650 0|aMotion picture studios|zCalifornia|zLos Angeles|xHistory.
650 0|aMotion picture studios.
650 04|aFilm History
650 04|aHollywood
650 04|aMedia Industries
776 08|iPrint version: |z9781138913646
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901 |aTaylor & Francis