The World Of Entertainment: Hollywood's Greatest Musicals
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the golden age of Hollywood, one studio unit stood apart from all others — the Freed Unit at MGM — and Hugh Fordin's The World of Entertainment: Hollywood's Greatest Musicals is the definitive chronicle of its extraordinary legacy. Drawing on extensive interviews, studio archives, and personal accounts, Fordin reconstructs the creative universe that produced some of cinema's most beloved musical films, presenting an intimate portrait of the titans who shaped it: Arthur Freed, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Vincente Minnelli, and a constellation of other legends whose names ribbon across the cover like credits on a marquee. Far more than a nostalgic tribute, this work stands as a rigorous piece of entertainment history, illuminating the industrial artistry, personal ambition, and occasional turbulence that powered Hollywood's most glamorous era. Fordin writes with the precision of a historian and the passion of a true cinephile, arguing compellingly that the Freed Unit was nothing short of a Renaissance workshop transplanted to Culver City. For anyone captivated by the magic of the Hollywood musical — and curious about the brilliant, complicated minds behind the curtain — this is an essential and revelatory read.
Author: Hugh Fordin
Format: Hardback
Genre: Movies & entertainment
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the golden age of Hollywood, one studio unit stood apart from all others — the Freed Unit at MGM — and Hugh Fordin's The World of Entertainment: Hollywood's Greatest Musicals is the definitive chronicle of its extraordinary legacy. Drawing on extensive interviews, studio archives, and personal accounts, Fordin reconstructs the creative universe that produced some of cinema's most beloved musical films, presenting an intimate portrait of the titans who shaped it: Arthur Freed, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Vincente Minnelli, and a constellation of other legends whose names ribbon across the cover like credits on a marquee. Far more than a nostalgic tribute, this work stands as a rigorous piece of entertainment history, illuminating the industrial artistry, personal ambition, and occasional turbulence that powered Hollywood's most glamorous era. Fordin writes with the precision of a historian and the passion of a true cinephile, arguing compellingly that the Freed Unit was nothing short of a Renaissance workshop transplanted to Culver City. For anyone captivated by the magic of the Hollywood musical — and curious about the brilliant, complicated minds behind the curtain — this is an essential and revelatory read.