Those Who Made It

What was it like to work behind the scenes, away from the spotlight's glare, in Hollywood's so-called Golden Age? The interviews in this book provide eye-witness accounts from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam, to explore the creative decisions that have shaped some of Classical Hollywood's most-loved films.

Offers rare and insightful access to Hollywood's most revered and globally-renowned directors and crew, in a style that is accessible to a scholarly and non-scholarly audience Rich in cultural material, Tibbetts discusses and analyses a wide range of relevant films, including both key and neglected works Balances classical and modern periods of cinema

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John C. Tibbetts is Associate Professor of Film at the University of Kansas, USA. His has published sixteen books and his articles on film, literature, painting, theatre, and music have appeared in Notes, Film Comment, Opera News, Historical Journal of Film, Radio, Television, Journal of Popular Film and Television, and Literature/Film Quarterly. He has previously worked as a broadcaster for National Public Radio, the Christian Science Monitor Radio Network, Voice of America, and CBS television. Both of his radio series, The World of Robert Schumann and Piano Portraits, have been heard worldwide on the WFMT broadcast network and National Public Radio. He was awarded the 2008 Kansas Governor's Arts in Education Award. Video and audio collections from his thirty years in broadcasting and education are currently being prepared for installation at the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center in 2012.

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List of Figures
Preface; David Thomson
Introduction: Interviews and Conversations

1. Innovations in 1920s and 1930s Hollywood Cinematography, Sound Technology, and Feature-Length Animation
2. Hollywood at Home and at War in the 1940s
3. Cold War Film and Television in the 1950s
4. 'New Hollywood' Filmmakers in the 1970s and 1980s
5. Late 20th-Century Cultural Inclusion
6. Past is Prologue
   Index