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An Empire of Their Own – How the Jews Invented Hollywood
Neal Gabler · 1989 · 502 pages
The story of a handful of Jewish immigrants to the US from eastern Europe who created the Hollywood film industry. These men, including William Fox and Harry Warner, are its founding fathers. Neal Gabler draws on a host of fascinating anecdotes which provide an insight into the movie capital of the world.
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Sam Freedman
“Probably my favourite book on cinema is Neil Gabler's An Empire of Their Own - but Jews and the entertainment industry is a niche interest of mine so not sure it will have such a wide appeal...”↗

