My dad and I recently did the Paramount studio tour. I got us VIP tickets so we could get the full experience. Not only were we treated to a delicious breakfast, we explored the archives where Paramount keeps many of their original 35mm film canisters. My dad and I were able to go through their backlots, soundstages, prop houses, and get a comprehensive history lesson about one of the oldest studios in the world. Adolph Zukor, Jesse Lasky, and Samuel Goldwyn created something incredible that continues to entertain and inspire people to this day. I highly recommend this tour to everyone. If you choose to take the tour, do the VIP as there’s nothing else like it. #paramount #paramountstudios #paramountpictures #adolphzukor #jesselasky #samuelgoldwyn #tcm #vip #archive #soundstage #vintage #oldhollywood #hollywood #cinema #film #movie #classiccinema #classichollywood #classicfilm #classicmovie #goldenage #goldenageofhollywood #goldenagecinema #goldenagefilm #props
“Paramount Pictures” Adolph Zukor bridge 1913. A peaceful getaway with history and authenticity of the silent film era and people who paved the way for everyone involved nowadays. #paramountpicturesstudios #adolphzukor #cecilbdemille #samuelgoldwyn #jesselasky #marypickford #charliechaplin #thomasedison #marlenedietrich #douglasfairbanks #maewest #carygrant #garycooper #mauricechevalier💎 #themarxbrothers
LASKY DRIVE (Beverly Hills) Jesse L. Lasky (1880-1958) was one of the first Hollywood bigwigs to get a street named after him, yet it wasn’t for his movies but for his role in the Beverly Hills Speedway, located here from 1920 until 1924. (Several streets were named for Speedway officers after the track was torn down. See Durant Drive for more.) The San Francisco-born Lasky got into motion pictures after a stint in vaudeville. In 1913-1914, he produced the first feature film ever shot in Hollywood proper: The Squaw Man. (The barn where it was shot is now on Highland as the Hollywood Heritage Museum.) It was not just a first for Lasky but for his soon-to-be-famous partners: brother-in-law Samuel Goldwyn and director Cecil B. DeMille. Lasky later cofounded Paramount Pictures. While his career would suffer several setbacks, and he lost nearly everything in the 1929 stock market crash, Lasky ultimately produced over 600 films. Picture 1: Jesse Lasky, date unknown. Picture 2: Sales ad for The Squaw Man. Note that Samuel Goldwyn is listed under his previous name: Samuel Goldfish. #jesselasky #jessellasky #beverlyhills #laskydrive
JESSE L. LASKY: Posing with son Jesse Jr.! Read all about one of Hollywood's founding fathers on the blog! Type his name in our search box. Link in bio! #jesselasky #oldhollywood #paramountpictures #hollywoodhistory #goldenageofhollywood #filmhistory
LA FIEBRE ESCARLATA. PARTE II 📽️ Se dice que el descubridor de la auténtica Scarlett, Vivien Leigh, fue Myron O’Selznick, hermano de David O'Selznick (productor de la cinta). David estaba filmando la escena del incendio de Atlanta (fue lo que primero se rodó, antes incluso de tener a Scarlett), con unos decorados en llamas y varias dobles de diferentes tamaños porque, lógicamente, aún no se sabía la estatura que tendría la verdadera Scarlett O’Hara. Cuando David miró hacia la zona del incendio, vio recortada a través de las llamas la silueta de Vivien Leigh que había acudido junto a su amante, Laurence Olivier, al rodaje de dicha escena invitada por Myron O’Selznick. 🎬 Fue entonces cuando se pronunciaron dos frases célebres en el mundo del cine. 💬 La primera fue la descripción que de ella hizo Jesse Lasky que participaba en el rodaje: "Los ojos como ópalos de fuego por debajo de la alargada sombra de su sombrero negro" 💬 La segunda fue la presentación que Myron hizo a su hermano David O’Selznick: "Hola, genio, me gustaría presentarte a tu Scarlett O’Hara" 🎭 Y es que en aquel momento las tres grandes candidatas para hacerse con el papel eran Jean Arthur, Joan Bennett y sobre todo, Paulette Goddard. Finalmente, David quedó tan prendado de Vivien Leigh que días más tarde le diría: "Me parece que nos quedamos contigo". --- #vivienleigh #loqueelvientosellevo #gonewiththewind #escarlataohara #scarlettohara #clarkgable #oliviadehavilland #rhettbutler #melaniehamilton #hattiemcdaniel #mammy #victorfleming #georgecukor #samwood #lesliehoward #laguardiadelcardenal #metrogoldwynmayer #davidoselznick #drama #dramasureño #dramaromance #anecdotasdecine #anecdotas #curiosidades #curiosidadesdecine #romance #jesselasky #myronoselznick #laurenceolivier #hollywood
Merry Christmas from the heart of Hollywood! Mom and I had a great time visiting the Hollywood Heritage Museum today! Located by the Hollywood Bowl the museum is housed in the restored Lasky-DeMille Barn - which is the birthplace of “Hollywood’s First Major Film Company Studio”! The museum features archival photographs from the silent movie days of motion picture production, movie props, historic documents and other movie related memorabilia. If you’re a film buff of early Hollywood films put this museum on your “must see” list! We loved it!! #hollywoodheritagemuseum #laskydemillebarn #hollywoodsfirstmajorfilmcompanystudio #hollywoodhistory #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #paramountpictures #heartofhollywood @hollywood_heritage
Sep. 22nd 1911 - Mae West début on Broadway as Maggie O’Hara in « A la Broadway » produced by Jessy Lasky and written by William LeBaron who will both play important role later in Mae West career. The show failed to attract spectators and closed after only 8 performances but Mae West got noticed by the critics who agreed that she was a Hit! #MaeWest #Broadway #BroadwayDebut #alaBroadway #Hollywood #OldHollywood #actress #Stage #FolieBergeres #BlondeBombshell #Legend #Icon #LegitimateStage #WilliamLeBaron #JesseLasky #Play #theater
A candid shot of Virginia with Jesse Lasky and Loretta Young at the Screen Producers Guild Banquet. The event was held in honor of Cecil B. DeMille, c. 1956. DeMille won the Guild Milestone Award for his contributions to motion pictures, and several dozen stars and producers with whom he worked were in attendance.
Paramount Pictures executive JESSE LASKY with actress POLA NEGRI #polanegri #polanegriofficial #polishactress #actress #easterneuropeanactress #jesselasky #paramountpictures #oldhollywood #hollywood #silentera #silentfilm #silentfilms #california #poland #polska #polskakobieta #summer #earlyhollywood
Some me of Casper voices from the 90's I wasn't on the show, but immitate the voices #casper #casperthefrirndlyghost #90scartoonswetebetter #foxkids #cartoon #cartoons #voiceover #stretch #ghost #ghosts #ghostlytrio
Paramount Pictures Corporation founded this day 111 years ago ( 8 May 1912) American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1912 Famous Players Film Company is founded by film producer Adolph Zukor. The next year, Lasky Feature Play Company is founded by Jesse Lasky. In 1914, Paramount Pictures is founded as a film distributor by W. W. Hodkinson, and in 1916, Famous Players & Lasky merge as Famous Players-Lasky and acquire Paramount. In 1916, Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). (Wikipedia) #paramount #moviehistory #hollywood #filmstudios #adolphzukor #paramountpictures #paramountpicturesstudios #thisdayinfilmhistory #jesselasky
ADOLPH ZUKOR & JESSE L. LASKY: Read more about the men that co-founded Paramount Pictures on the blog! Type their names in our search box. Link in bio! #paramountpictures #jesselasky #adolphzukor #oldhollywood #hollywoodhistory #silentmovie #filmhistory #goldenageofhollywood
Our museum building itself is an important artifact of the history of movie-making in Hollywood because the barn structure was rented in 1913 to make the first feature shot in Hollywood. Jesse Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille, the men who made this historic film were also Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founders in 1927. The Academy founding committee was comprised of white men, but the invincible film industry veteran Mary Pickford made the cut. Her husband, actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. served as the first president for the first two years. He’s in the center with the jazzy two-tone shoes. Producer Lasky and director DeMille are pictured as older men in the second photo at a premiere. As we know the Academy has made recent attempts to diversify their membership in all possible ways. #filmhistory #hollywoodhistory #jesselasky #cecilbdemille
Adolph Zukor, węgierski ojciec założyciel Hollywood, który uczynił kino popularnym i dochodowym, urodził się 150 lat temu. Osierocony w młodym wieku, przybył do Ameryki w wieku 15 lat z dwudziestoma pięcioma dolarami w rękawie i bez znajomości języka. Gdy pierwszy raz zobaczył film, od razu zdał sobie sprawę z jego potencjału biznesowego. Na większą skalę wszedł do biznesu w 1912 r. wraz z nabyciem amerykańskich praw do francuskiego filmu "Królowa Elżbieta". Podbudowany tym sukcesem, w tym samym roku założył poprzednika Paramount Pictures, firmę Famous Players in Famous Plays, która z czasem wchłonęła Paramount Pictures, firmę dystrybucyjną, tworząc Paramount Pictures Corporation, która współpracowała z najlepszymi hollywoodzkimi reżyserami. Zukor był pierwszym biznesmenem, który wprowadził w Ameryce pełnometrażowe filmy. W 1948 r. otrzymał honorowego Oscara za swoją pracę. Jego gwiazda zdobi Hollywood Walk of Fame. Adolph Zukor zmarł w Los Angeles w 1976 roku, w wieku 103 lat. #adolphzukor #zukor #paramountpictures #paramountstudios #losangeles #warszawa #hungary #hungary🇭🇺 #instytutliszta #magyar #magyarország #jesselasky #silentfilm #filmbusiness #silentfilms #pioneer #entertainment #polanegri #polanegriofficial #boss #ernstlubitsch #gloriaswanson #silentfilmstars
Pola and her goat 🐐 “Pola had the animal as a pet during the filming of scenes for her Paramount picture, “The Charmer.” One afternoon it strayed away. Commotion prevailed for an hour or more while everybody in that section of the Lasky studio joined the search party.” The Charmer starring Pola Negri, Sada Cowan (screenwriter) Sidney Olcott (director) Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1925. Image from the 1925 silent film. Synopsis: A dancer achieves sudden fame and wealth when she is discovered performing in a Spanish cafe and brought to New York, but soon finds life in high society is more difficult than glamorous. Set in New York and Spain. It is considered to be a lost film. #polanegriofficial #polanegri #sidneyolcott #newyork #spain #polishactress #polish #jesselasky #polskaaktorka #polska #paramountstudios #thecharmer #silentfilm #lostfilm #silents #oldhollywood #koziorożec #koziol #petsonset #koziorożec♑ #capricorn #natalcapricornsun #capricornseason #goat
Hollywood’s first art director is the architect behind a local masterpiece: Las Orquideas villas on Orchid Avenue, just east of the Magic Castle. Wilfred Buckland—who worked extensively with Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky—built the Spanish Colonial Revival complex, a recreation of his favorite hillside village in Andalusia, in 1928. The nine units feature double-volume living rooms, balcony dining rooms, arched entryways, stained glass, and rooftop terraces. The previous year, Buckland concluded his prolific film career. Lauded as “the founder of Hollywood Cinema Art,” he’s credited with the introduction of artificial lighting (which allowed for interior shoots) and architectural sets. His crowning achievement: the epic castle in 1922’s Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks. Buckland, his actress-wife Veda, and their son Billy lived at 1905 Orchid for several years before moving around the corner to a rented home on Pinehurst. Veda’s 1941 death devastated Billy: He suffered a nervous breakdown and was in and out of institutions. As 80-year-old Buckland feared his own impending death, he couldn’t bear the thought of leaving Billy behind, alone and helpless in the world. So on July 18, 1946, he shot his 36-year-old son in the head as he slept, then turned the gun on himself. “I am taking Billy with me,” Buckland explained in his suicide note. Despite success, his estate was worth $2,078 ($31,725 in 2023), most of which he left to Cecil’s brother William DeMille. Las Orquideas—a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural monument that was fully restored in 2019—is currently on the market … for $13 million.
📣 TONIGHT 7PM PST: Forbidden Paradise | Los Angeles Restoration Premiere The only American film that German-born director Ernst Lubitsch made with Polish-born star Pola Negri, a fellow European transplant, Forbidden Paradise is a sumptuous costume comedy about the seductions and infidelities of Empress Catherine the Great (Negri) as she tries to ward off a revolution at her doorstep. Staged against expressive, detail-laden sets designed by Hans Dreier (subsequent 22-time Oscar nominee for Art Direction), Forbidden Passage is lavishly madcap. Newly restored by the Museum of Modern Art from two incomplete nitrate prints and preservation negatives, this is the most comprehensive version of Lubitsch’s film in a century. Note by Academy Museum Senior Director of Film Programs Bernardo Rondeau. DIRECTED BY: Ernst Lubitsch. WRITTEN BY: Agnes Christine Johnston, Hans Kraly. WITH: Pola Negri, Rod La Rocque, Adolphe Menjou. 1924. 73 min. USA. Tinted and Toned. English intertitles. DCP. Restored by The Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation. Orchestral score compiled and edited by Gillian B. Anderson, based on the music cue sheet issued for the film’s original release. Score conducted by Robert Israel. Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation. #ernstlubitsch #polanegri #polanegriofficial #polska #poland #poland🇵🇱 #actress #silentfilm #forbiddenparadise #silentfilms #oldhollywood #drama #paramountpictures #polishgirl #filmmuet #stummfilm #adolphzukor #jesselasky
It’s #GivingTuesday - an excellent day to support Hollywood Heritage’s programs with a donation in any amount. It is sure to cheer up Mr. DeMille! Donate, buy a membership (for yourself or as a gift), order from our book shop. It doesn’t matter how you contribute, just do it! Your contribution goes toward maintaining our historic museum building (the barn once rented by Jesse Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille as their first studio over 100 years ago) our lectures, booksignings, exhibitions and preservation advocacy for Hollywood’s historic district. Swipe to the 6th photo to see Lasky descendent Ian Lasky and his son Jesse on a visit to the museum for an oral history interview. #8 is the preserved Hillview apartments, the last historic residential real estate on Hollywood Boulevard. The Mediterranean revival apartment building was built by Jesse L. Lasky and partners in 1920. #hollywoodhistory #historichollywood #hollywoodhistoriccore #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #oralhistory #historicpreservation #historicarchitecture
Doctor to the stars Hans Schiff built a shining example of International Style in Whitley Heights—by architect and interior designer Paul Laszlo. In 1939, a decade after Whitley’s Mediterranean restrictions ended, German-born Schiff hired the Hungarian émigré to design his family’s modern home on Whitley Terrace, characterized by glass brick and a “moat of air” separating the residence from the street. The 3,000 square feet is split between two floors: garage and three bedrooms at street level, with the maid’s quarters, kitchen, dining room, living room, playroom, and study below. Capitalizing on the city view of Hollywood, all important rooms face south—and Laszlo added a cantilevered terrace for indoor-outdoor living. Schiff, an internist and cardiologist at Cedars of Lebanon, was the personal physician to some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Hedy Lamarr and Eddie Fisher. Filmmakers were also high-profile patients: Schiff assisted on studio boss Jack L. Warner’s gallbladder surgery and officially declared the deaths of Jesse Lasky (1952) and Cecil B. DeMille (1959), two pioneers who made the first feature film, 1914’s The Squaw Man. When actress Anne Sterling spiraled into mushroom-induced hysteria, she called on Dr. Schiff. So did Wynn Rocamora, agent to Gloria Swanson and Maureen O’Sullivan, who overdosed on pills at his Outpost Estates home—and left a note for Schiff to rule his suicide a heart attack. The doctor made house calls, but also opened his own doors: In 1943, the Whitley Heights residence was the wedding venue for Marlene Dietrich’s go-to director Josef von Sternberg and his 21-year-old secretary. In his spare time, Schiff practiced the healing arts as chief percussionist for the LA Doctors Symphony Orchestra. After he passed in 1962, while on vacation with his wife Alice—head of pediatrics at Mount Sinai—his legacy continued through USC’s Dr. Hans Schiff Memorial Chamber Music Scholarship Fund.
📣BRAND NEW RESTORATION FORBIDDEN PARADISE is a beautiful collaboration between two giants of silent cinema: director Ernst Lubitsch and Polish-born actress Pola Negri. This sensual drama, filled with humor, tells the story of Emperess Catherina the Great, her loneliness and her deep longings. Thursday 12-01-2023 20:30-22:00 uur | Pand P Eindhoven 🎟️ Tickets: www.nsff.nl #silentfilm #silentfilms #nederland #nederlands #nederland🇳🇱 #stummfilm #silentfilmstar #silentfilmstars #filmsmuets #adolphmenjou #paramountpictures #adolphzukor #jesselasky #hollywoodland #ernstlubitsch #poland #poland🇵🇱 #polanegriofficial #catherinethegreat #polanegri
When your Lasky/DeMille obsessed husband is at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery tour and suddenly starts looking like an old timey movie guy we may have crossed over into some Stephen King version of…. The Twilight Zone #audrey #audlife #audsten #hollywoodforevercemetery #hollywoodforever #Hollywood #classichollywood #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #classiccinema #mraudrey
In March, I wrote about Burma Shave as I was at my friend Melissa Herron’s (@melucky_13) Estate Sale where she gifted me one of her father’s Original Bottles; and I said I’d be chatting more about him on his Birthday. . I’ll say again Bob Herron is a name you may not recognize even if you’ve seen him a bunch … and still not known it. Why? Because he was one of THE great Stuntmen – StuntACTORS – who sadly passed in October ‘21. I was lucky to meet him and he indeed deserves his own Post; because I love to champion the lesser known Actors, Pictures, Stories; and we’ve not yet focused on ANY Stuntperson. . Born in 1924, Bob grew up with his father in Hawaii, his mother remarrying Ace Hudkins, the famous Horse & Rig Supplier (The Hudkins Ranch – The Old Lasky Ranch – also a filming location that’s now Forest Lawn Hollywood). After serving in The Navy in WW2, Bob wrangled for Hudkins, quickly learning there was better money falling off a horse than tacking it up. He got his SAG Card in 1949. . Over 70 Years, it’s tough to cull his run so I’ll hit some highlights, mostly to underline it was SEVENTY YEARS. And as a STUNTMAN (including as a Founding Member of The Stuntmen’s Association). . ‘Along The Great Divide’ (for Lone Pine Fans, indeed filmed there), ‘The Red Badge Of Courage’ (he did a bunch of Audie Murphys), ‘River Of No Return,’ ‘The Court Jester,’ ‘The Ten Commandments,’ ‘Rio Bravo,’ ‘Spartacus,’ ‘The Great Race,’ a ton of TV including ‘Wild Wild West’ (doubling Ross Martin throughout), ‘The Wild Bunch,’ ‘Shaft,’ ‘American Graffiti,’ ‘Blazing Saddles,’ ‘Rocky,’ ‘Poltergeist,’ ‘The Goonies,’ ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘Three Amigos!,’ ‘The Untouchables,’ ‘Dick Tracy,’ ‘Batman Returns,’ ‘L.A. Confidential’ and ‘Lethal Weapon 4’ (then for ANOTHER decade, his last job at Age 90). . I’ll single-out ‘Star Trek’ because he had a number of connections there, first doubling Jeffrey Hunter in “The Cage,” then playing a Crew Member in “Charlie X,” and most notably playing Kahless The Unforgettable in “The Savage Curtain.” . Talk about an unsung hero in front of and behind the camera, Bob Herron made so many Stars we love look Cool … while keeping them Alive. .
POLA NEGRI, September 11, 1922 Pola Negri, the Polish-born actress arrives in America🇺🇸 and signs a contract with Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky at #famousplayerslasky #polanegriofficial #polanegri #onehundredyearsago #1922 #hollywood #hollywoodland #oldhollywood #silentfilmhistory #ernstlubitsch #paramount #contract #adolphzukor #jesselasky #thefirst #international #filmstar #gloriaswanson #rudolphvalentino #chaplin #silentera #talkies
JESSE L. LASKY: The Hollywood mogul (center) being featured on the TV show, "This is Your Life" in the 1950s! This episode used to be available online but has been removed 🤔 More about him on the blog! Type his name in our search box. Link in bio! #jesselasky #hollywoodhistory #oldhollywood #mogul #filmhistory #goldenageofhollywood #silentmovies #silentfilm #paramountpictures
#rudolphvalentino 🌟🌹💗🎥IN 🎬 #asainteddevil (1924)🎥 Director: #josephhenabery produced by #adolphzukor & #jesselasky #greatmovies #rudolphvalentinomovies #rudolphvalentinoasdonalonzocastro #donalonzocastro #italianactor #josephhenaberymovies #hollywoodstar #italianlegend #silentmoviestars #asainteddevilmovie #silentmovies
📣 Milestone Films, collaborating with KINO LORBER, will be releasing Paramount’s epic 1923 silent film THE SPANISH DANCER across U.S. theatres later this year. This film was directed by the great Herbert Brenon, starring Pola Negri and Antonio Moreno, and cinematography by James Wong Howe. “When Pola Negri arrived in the United States in 1922 after a spectacular career in German cinema, the Polish star was the first European actress to be signed to a contract by a major Hollywood studio. Already famous for the films she made with director Ernst Lubitsch, she was glamorous, exotic, the very epitome of a vamp. But as movie audiences soon found out, Negri’s range went far beyond the temptress stereotype. Before Garbo and Dietrich, there was Negri.” — Margarita Landazuri for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival FACT: Originally commissioned for Rudolph Valentino, contractual disputes between him and the newly created Paramount Studios saw him suspended and the role was given to Moreno. The Spanish Dancer was restored by the EYE Film Institute, Netherlands. Naturally, we will keep you posted of further — exciting — developments. https://milestonefilms.com #paramount #paramountpictures #castofthousands #southerncalifornia #calabasas #adolphzukor #jesselasky #silentfilm #filmniemy #filmmuet #antoniomoreno #adolphmenjou #cinematography #jameswonghowe #silentfilmstar #silentfilmdirector #stummfilm #filmdistribution #kinolorber #classicfilms #herbertbrenon #polanegriofficial #polanegri #eyefilmmuseum
The Hillview/Harlan Residences - Despite regulations and the best efforts of preservationists, parts of old Hollywood have disappeared in recent years. Thankfully that’s not case for the big pink apartment building at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard. Movie moguls (and brothers-in-law) Jesse Lasky and Samuel Goldwyn opened the Hillview Apartments in 1918 to cater to actors and other movie people. “No dogs, no actors” was the mantra among landlords in early Hollywood as actors were viewed as dead beats and unruly tenants. The Hillview changed all of that. Notable residents in the early years included silent stars Viola Dana, Mae Busch, a young Clara Bow, as well as comedian Oliver Hardy (Photo 8, clockwise from upper left). The building has been faithfully renovated in stages beginning in 2003 (Photo 3)… (Contemporary photos 3/29/2022, 2003 renovation photo from hollywoodpartnership.com, interior photo from westsiderentals.com)… #theharlanresidences #hillviewapartments #hollywoodboulevard #hollywoodblvd #hollywoodhistory #hollywoodheritage #historichollywood #hollywoodlandmark #losangeleslandmark #lalandmark #lalandmarks #oldhollywood #oldhollywoodglamour #vintagehollywood #vintagelosangeles #vintagela #goldenageofhollywood #tinseltown #jesselasky #samuelgoldwyn #violadana #maebusch #oliverhardy #clarabow #oldmoviestars #historicpreservation #historicpreservationmatters #saveoldhollywood #turnerclassicmovies #hollywood
Paramount Pictures - the studio opened in 1912; the gate was constructed in 1926. It's part of FilmShul's IN THE BEGINNING course about the early days of Hollywood. Check it our at filmshul.com #filmshul #paramount #paramountpictures #paramountpicturesstudios #oldhollywood #adolphzukor #jesselasky #hollywoodstudio #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory
In honor of Mother’s Day we’re spotlighting Beatrice DeMille who raised filmmakers Cecil and William DeMille as a widow. As a woman it wasn’t easy in her day to provide for and educate children on her own. She continued the work of she and her husband as agents for playwrights and opened a girls school for a time. But the achievement near and dear to our hearts is that she introduced Cecil to Jesse Lasky - which led to them leasing the Barn that now houses our museum- to make the first full length motion picture in Hollywood. The Squaw Man was made over 100 years ago and from that, grew the motion picture capital of the world. #happymothersday #cecilbdemille #hollywoodheritage #strongwomen #mothersday #laskydemillebarn #silentfilm #hollywoodhistory #beatricedemille #jesselasky Read more about Beatrice here: https://travsd.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/beatrice-demille-mother-of-movies/amp/
Jane Winton was first discovered by Paramount founders Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky. She began her career as a dancer on stage with the Ziegfeld Follies. When she moved to California, Winton began a film career that lasted over a decade. She appeared in films like Tomorrow’s Love, Why Girls Go Back Home, The Patsy, Hell’s Angels, and Don Juan. Don Juan was a @wbpictures (Warner Bros) film and billed as the first film made using the then new Vitaphone system. This machine synchronized sound with motion pictures. Jane Winton, alongside lead stars John Barrymore and Mary Astor, helped launch the era of sound, forever changing Hollywood. In 1933, Winton made her operatic debut in a production of Pagliacci, playing the role of Nedda. In 1951, she published a novel called, “Park Avenue Doctor”, which was followed by “Passion Is the Gale.” All in all, Jane Winton had several pretty successful careers. From appearing in a film that started the beginning of sound films to transitioning into both opera and writing, Winton was truly a woman of many talents. #janewinton #womenshistorymonth #ziegfeldfollies #adolphzukor #jesselasky #tomorrowslove #whygirlsgobackhome #thepatsy #hellsangels #donjuan #johnbarrymore #maryastor #opera #writer #novel #vintage #oldhollywood #hollywood #cinema #film #movies #classiccinema #classichollywood #classicfilm #classicmovies #goldenage #goldenageofhollywood #goldenagecinema #goldenagefilm
The Day I Met Nellie Oleson, Pt. 1: This is a picture of the historic Lasky-DeMille Barn, a close-up of a photo of #silentfilm icon #LouiseBrooks painting the barn in 1927, and a pic of the window she was near today. The structure started life as a horse barn in 1895 on a citrus ranch at the intersection of #SelmaAvenue and #VineStreet (the Trader Joe’s near Amoeba Music currently sits on one of the corners). It is probably the oldest surviving #moviestudio building in existence, as #CecilBDeMille and #JesseLasky produced #TheSquawMan here in 1914. From this unassuming little barn, the mighty #ParamountPictures eventually arose. DeMille moved the #barn to the Melrose lot and it housed the #ParamountStudios gym until 1979. It is now the home of the #hollywoodheritagemuseum 🎬 #hollywood #hollywoodhistory #losangeles #california #I❤️LA 🌴
“Made during the golden era of Hollywood silent cinema, Forbidden Paradise is a wonderful comedic drama adapted from a 1922 Broadway play, starring the much-loved Polish performer Pola Negri, alongside an early cameo from Clark Gable.” Kinoteka are pleased to present the most complete version of Forbidden Paradise in almost 100 years, thanks to a new digital restoration by the Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation. The screening of Forbidden Paradise will be accompanied by a live score performed by Marcin Pukaluk, a composer, performer and producer with a deep connection to silent cinema, having previously scored the likes of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The General (1926), and Metropolis (1927) for an array of international film festivals. #polanegriofficial #polanegri #kinoteka #polska #aktorka #lipnokujawskopomorskie #warszawa #hollywood #silentfilm #earlycinema #clarkgable #ernstlubitsch #lubitschtouch #lubitsch #silentfilmscore #artdeco #ufagermanfilm #paramountpictures #adolphzukor #jesselasky #georgelucasfoundation #momanewyork #bfisouthbank
Author Christopher Long will give a special Art Deco-centric presentation on designer Jock Peters on Jan. 29 at 3pm PT on Zoom. Peters came to Los Angeles in 1922 and worked Famous Players-Lasky for a time. In late 1924 through early 1925, Peters spent most of his time working on the sets for a major science fiction film, The City of The Future (1st photo), being produced by Famous Players-Lasky (later renamed Paramount). The higher-ups at the studio abandoned the project when they caught wind of Fritz Lang working on Metropolis, which had begun around the same time in Berlin. In 1926 Jock Peters designed the sets for Mars, another science fiction film. The film was based on Edgar Rice Burroughs book A Princess of Mars, published in 1917. The film was never produced. 📸2) “The Judgement” 1924, the film this was sketched for is unknown. 📸 3) “The Palace” 1923, film unknown. 📸 4) Jock Peters around the time he came to Los Angeles. Long’s new book on Peters is from @baueranddean_books MEMBERS can attend this event for free. Join or purchase tickets at link in bio. #jockpeters #silentfilmsketch #artistrendering #setdesign #illustrator #vintageillustration #silentfilmhistory #hollywoodhistory #jesselasky #famousplayerslasky #cityofthefuture #artdecodesign #artdecoartist #artdecoarchitecture
Happy Birthday, Cary Grant. . While he may need no introduction, there are always fun bits to share. He was born Archibald Alec Leach in Horfield, Bristol, England in 1904 (and did you know he himself mentions Archie Leach in ‘His Girl Friday?’). His childhood was Dickens-level Horrible and – at age 10 – he found solace in (get this) Acrobatics with which we started Touring including to The U.S. (and, legend has it, it was during this time that Jesse Lasky spotted him and he played shuffleboard with Douglas Fairbanks; either / both “launching” him). Acrobatics led to Vaudeville which led to Broadway which led to ‘Singapore Sue,’ a 1931 Short. His first Movie Hit was ‘33’s ‘She Done Him Wrong’ with Mae West (who said she “discovered” him). . Early notes of his Acting aren’t exactly great except – and this appears to be unanimous from Co-Workers to Biographers – his CHARM was there right from the beginning. I say his Acting is (became?) good, often great (he makes ‘His Girl Friday’ look easy), with a career spanning 30 Years with four Golden Globe, a BAFTA and two Oscar Nominations (his Oscar Win Honorary). A brief Hit List? ‘Topper,’ ‘Bringing Up Baby,’ ‘Gunga Din,’ ‘My Favorite Wife,’ ‘The Philadelphia Story,’ ‘Arsenic And Old Lace’ ‘Destination Tokyo,’ ‘The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer,’ ‘The Bishop’s Wife,’ ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House,’ ‘I Was A Male War Bride,’ ‘An Affair To Remember,’ ‘Operation Petticoat’ and ‘Charade.’ . Of course, he’s as famous just for his four with Alfred Hitchcock: ‘Suspicion,’ ‘Notorious,’ ‘To Catch A Thief’ and ‘North By Northwest’ (from which you can see the enormous, beautiful Mt. Rushmore Backdrop in Los Angeles’ @academymuseum). . He retired from Pictures in ’66 to spend time with his daughter (with Dyan Cannon), Jennifer. He’d sit on some Boards – notably Fabergé and MGM – but he was effectively … well, Cary Grant. He famously said, “Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. I want to be Cary Grant.” And, when he passed in 1986, The New York Times wrote, “He was not supposed to die. He was supposed to stick around, our perpetual touchstone of charm and elegance and romance and youth.” . I say he still is. .
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from us and “The Parade Of The RedHeads”. This opening scene from Director Jesse Lasky’s 1935 Fox Movie. The film featured 48 “brick-tops”-one from each State. This seems like a jolly good, non-dystopian production. Bravo for that! #redheads #bricktops #jesselasky #foxfilm #1935 #1935movie #artdeco #deco #paradeofredheads #bigproduction #1930s #womenband #openingscene #grandentrance #seasonsgreetings
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from us and “The Parade Of The RedHeads”. This opening scene from Director Jesse Lasky’s 1935 Fox Movie. The film featured 48 “brick-tops”-one from each State. This seems like a jolly good, non-dystopian production. Bravo for that! #redheads #bricktops #jesselasky #foxfilm #1935 #1935movie #artdeco #deco #paradeofredheads #bigproduction #1930s #womenband #openingscene #grandentrance #seasonsgreetings
Tade Styka (French, born Poland, 1889–1954), Pola Negri, ca. 1924, Oil on canvas, unframed: 54 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (137.8 x 108 cm), framed: 66 3/4 x 55 in. (169.5 x 139.7 cm), Bequest of Pola Negri, 87.39.1 The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) will commemorate its 40 years in operation with a new exhibition of seldom-seen works that opens Saturday, Oct. 16. “40 Years, 40 Stories: Treasures and New Discoveries from SAMA’s Collection” features a selection of 40 works drawn from storage. Much of the exhibition hasn’t been on view for many years, and some of the pieces are being presented for the first time. The exhibition is curated by Jessica Powers, SAMA’s Interim Chief Curator and the Gilbert M. Denman Jr. Curator of Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World. The museum’s curatorial team selected the pieces “as works of particular personal interest, inspiration and fascination.” #polanegri #polanegriofficial #tadeuszstyka #styka #portrait #art #sanantonio #texas #sanantoniomuseumofart #museums #unitedstates #silentfilmstar #stmaryssanantonio #filmhistory #biopic #womeninfilm #paramountstudios #adolphzukor #jesselasky #rudolphvalentino #charleschaplin #gloriaswanson #trinityuniversitysanantonio #warszawa #krakow #toruń #gdansk #wroclaw #polskadziewczyna
The Hollywood Heritage Museum museum is open 11am - 3pm Saturday & Sunday. Stop in for a docent tour like @katiemckinna did! Have we mentioned how much we love hearing about your visits to Jesse & C.B.’s barn? Our building is a Cultural Heritage Monument or HCM. That means that citizens went to the city and applied for this status and the city agreed that the building met the criteria of significance and should be designated. The process can take months, but you get the idea. The building is associated with the early movie industry and some key figures who helped to shape it. You can read more on our plaque. Can you identify the folks in the last photo? #hollywoodhistory #hollywoodheritage #museum #hollywoodhistorymuseum #landmark #historicculturalmonument #cecilbdemille #jesselasky 📷 @katiemckinna
Cecil B. DeMille’s first film studio, c. 1913. Pic 3: Cecil, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Jesse Lasky at the front door in 1917. #paramountpictures #cecilbdemille #marypickford #douglasfairbanks #jesselasky
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Are you ready to enter @hellomisterjoe ‘s “little patch of movie heaven?” The Hollywood Heritage Museum is open 11am - 3pm this weekend. Stop by “the barn” to see how Hollywood was born. Thanks for the great review! 🌲 🎥 Repost from @hellomisterjoe • Cattle call at the Movie Barn 🎞🐮 On Sunday afternoon I paid my first visit to the Hollywood Heritage Museum, and it’s a little patch of film heaven! 🌟 The museum is housed inside the historic Lasky-DeMille Barn, which was built in 1895 and began its life as one of Hollywood’s first film studios in 1913. The entire building was relocated several times throughout the decades before moving to its current home across from the Hollywood Bowl in 1983. 🚚🏠 • • • #hollywoodheritagemuseum #laskydemillebarn #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #cecilbdemillestudiobarn #moviebarn #studiobarn #moviestudio #filmstudio #hollywoodhistory #filmhistory #moviehistory #history #californiahistoricallandmark #landmark #usregisterofhistoricplaces #museum #film #movies #barn #hollywood #losangeles #socal #southerncalifornia #california #latergram #hollywoodheritage
Treasures of Tinseltown 📽 The Hollywood Heritage Museum is steward to a super impressive collection of film history, spanning nearly a century. ⏳ Some of my personal favorite pieces on display include a pair of dog statues used in the Elizabeth Taylor epic Cleopatra (1963), Gloria Swanson’s Charlie Chaplin costume from Sunset Boulevard (1950), and the actual technicolor camera that - in the same year - filmed both Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz (1939). 🐾🕴🏻🌈 • • • #hollywoodheritagemuseum #laskydemillebarn #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #moviebarn #studiobarn #moviestudio #filmstudio #hollywoodhistory #filmhistory #moviehistory #history #cleopatra #sunsetboulevard #charliechaplin #gonewiththewind #thewizardofoz #wizardofoz #californiahistoricallandmark #landmark #museum #film #movies #barn #hollywood #losangeles #socal #southerncalifornia #california #latergram
Cattle call at the Movie Barn 🎞🐮 On Sunday afternoon I paid my first visit to the Hollywood Heritage Museum, and it’s a little patch of film heaven! 🌟 The museum is housed inside the historic Lasky-DeMille Barn, which was built in 1895 and began its life as one of Hollywood’s first film studios in 1913. The entire building was relocated several times throughout the decades before moving to its current home across from the Hollywood Bowl in 1983. 🚚🏠 • • • #hollywoodheritagemuseum #laskydemillebarn #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #cecilbdemillestudiobarn #moviebarn #studiobarn #moviestudio #filmstudio #hollywoodhistory #filmhistory #moviehistory #history #californiahistoricallandmark #landmark #usregisterofhistoricplaces #museum #film #movies #barn #hollywood #losangeles #socal #southerncalifornia #california #latergram
The Hollywood Heritage Museum has reopened! We exhibit artifacts from early Hollywood that relate to the story of our building, the “barn” used for production by Jesse Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille. Here is a chair used in the 1915 film THE CHEAT, directed by DeMille. The film stars Fannie Ward, Sessie Hayakawa and Jack Dean. You’ll have to visit the museum to learn about the other DeMille items in case. Check our website before coming as our hours are still limited. #hollywoodheritage #hollywoodhistory #hollywoodheritagemuseum #silentfilm #jesselasky #cecilbdemille
Paramount’s "The Spanish Dancer" (1923) is based on the popular novel Don César de Bazan by Vincente Blasco-Ibañez, and Pola Negri’s first American feature with the studio spending over two million dollars on lavish sets, extras as well as exquisite costumes. Directed by Herbert Brenon, the film features a cast of top tier talent such as Wallace Berry, Antonio Moreno and Kathlyn Williams under the guidance of future award-winning cinematographer, James Wong Howe. Pola plays Maritana, a gypsy dancer and fortune teller—she is electric! "FACTS from SIX BOX OFFICES: At the Rivoli, New York, “The Spanish Dancer,” broke “Manslaughter’s record” on the opening day, and has been the best draw on Broadway for two weeks…. At Grauman’s Rialto, Los Angeles, the picture has played to absolute capacity for two weeks…" In 2010, the EYE Filmmuseum compared six original international prints of "The Spanish Dancer” and determined that the full length version of this production doesn’t exit, which according to the American Film Institute should be nine reels long with a total running time of around ninety minutes. Based on the original continuity script, courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library (AMPAS), EYE reconstructed the film to its original length using their own tinted nitrate print elements as the foundation of the project, plus the combination of three different prints from external resources to carry out a full length restoration. Eye Filmmuseum’s 2010-12 restoration of Paramount’s The Spanish Dancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSBTDTGLKg #herbertbrenon #thespanishdancer #antoniomoreno #polanegri #polanegriofficial #Paramount #adolphzukor #jesselasky #jameswonghowe #wallaceberry #graumans #losangeles #margaretherricklibrary #eyefilmmuseum #netherlands #filmrestoriation #silentfilm #boxoffice #oldhollywood #drama #fortuneteller #spanishdancer #filmpreservation #costumedrama #eyenetherlands #nitrate #americanfilminstitute
🇺🇸It’s flag day🇺🇸 Here is Mary Pickford presenting Standard Bearer (and actor) Wallace Reid of the Lasky Home Guard, with the regiment’s colors. This photo was sent by Mary’s Artcraft Pictures Corp that we have in our Pickford collection. #marypickford #wallacereid #laskystudio #jesselasky #flagday
Early film pioneer Jesse Lasky and son Jesse Lasky Jr. ⭐️ #jesselasky #jesselaskyjr #silentfilmpioneer #silentmovies #oldhollywood #vintagehollywood
DAY TEN of my Whitley Heights Walking Tour is in my Story now. You see Rudolph Valentino’s name all over Whitley Heights history. Learn why that old barn is sitting across from the Hollywood Bowl, meet Helen Twelvetrees, reacquaint yourself with Carole Lombard, and see the iconic structural foundation that still sits next to the 101 Freeway. . . . . . #whitleyheights #walkingtours #carolelombard #williampowell #rosemcgowan #rachelbilson #busyphillips #ginnifergoodwin #helentwelvetrees #mariedressler #villavalentino #rudolphvalentino #maybelline #cahuengapass #jesselasky #cecilbdemille #hollywoodheritagemuseum #paramountpictures
Remembering film industry pioneer Mary Pickford on her birthday with a spotlight on films connected to Hollywood Heritage’s legacy, The Little American, 1917, (a patriotic drama made during WWI) and A Romance of the Redwoods, 1917 (involving a Gold Rush bandit who shelters an orphan) both directed by Cecil B. DeMille. “August 1916: Mary is the first movie star to form her own production company. Mary Pickford Film Corporation will produce only Pickford films to be distributed by the Artcraft division at Famous Players-Lasky.” - @marypickfordfoundation #marypickford #artcraft #silentfilm #jesselasky #cecilbdemille #patrioticfilms
THE WEDDING MARCH (1928) **½ Directed by Erich von Stroheim. Starring Erich von Stroheim; Fay Wray; George Fawcett; George Nichols; ZaSu Pitts and Maude George. Written by Harry Carr; Produced by Jesse Lasky; Pat Powers and Adolph Zukor; Cinematography by Roy H. Klaffki; Ray Rennahan; William C. McGann; Hal Mohr; Ben F. Reynolds; Buster Sorenson and Harris Thorpe; Edited by Frank E. Hull and Josef von Sternberg; Distributed by Paramount Pictures. A roguish Viennese prince agrees to marry for money and position to help his family, then falls in love with a poor but beautiful girl. It is reported that Stroheim began shooting The Wedding March in June 1926 and continued for some six months, until January 1927, having shot more than 200,000 feet of film. The original budget was an estimated $300,000 which by the end of production had risen to $1,250,000. #theweddingmarch #erichvonstroheim #faywray #georgefawcett #georgenichols #zasupitts #maudegeorge #harrycarr #jesselasky #patpowers #adolphzukor #royhklaffki #rayrennahan #williamcmcgann #halmohr #benfreynolds #bustersorenson #harristhorpe #frankehull #paramountpictures
POLA’S LONG TRIP OVER NEWS ITEM: Pola Negri, famed European film star is seen here as she arrived in Los Angeles to give American movie beauties competition. A Los Angeles newsboy bids with flowers for Pola’s smile. Film Director George Fitzmaurice on left and Famous Players-Lasky representative, Jesse Lasky. 📸 Underwood & Underwood, Chicago, ILL #1922 #losangeles #downtownla #schauspielerin #actress #poland #polanegri #polanegriofficial #jesselasky #paramount #filmhistory #newspaperboy #press #newspaper #georgefitzmaurice #vintage #polkawstanach #aktorka
“POLA NEGRI’s first picture to be made in this country will be Bella Donna,” according to an announcement made by Mr. Lasky at Hollywood last week.” #famousplayerslasky #jesselasky #adolphzukor #1922 #paramountpep #strictlyconfidential #publication #whogotthememo #georgefitzmaurice #california #californiadreaming #september #ouidabergère #silentfilm #polanegri #poland #paramount #hollywood
One Year, Two Brothers, Two Films, a Dog....and a Man in a Kilt. A new story from our archives! Cecil B. DeMille's older brother William met immediate success as a playwright with his first play, "Strongheart" in 1906. A tale of a native American, played by Robert Edeson who is studying law at college but also becomes a football hero on campus, it pleased audiences greatly and after its New York success, toured the country. At the very same time Cecil, Jesse Lasky and Sam Goldwyn were preparing their "Squaw Man" film, "Strongheart" was being filmed by theatre empresarios Klaw and Erlanger. Antonio Moreno would play the Native American hero of William DeMille's play on the screen and would be assisted by Lionel Barrymore. First released in March of 1914, a month after "The Squaw Man", the movie was not a success. An actor dog appeared on the scene in 1921, so DeMille changed the title to BRAVEHEART when he filmed the story himself in 1925. To keep reading use the link in bio and choose archives. #strongheart #braveheart #silentfilm #dogactors #filmindustrypioneers #cecilbdemille #williamdemille #jesselasky #thesquawman #samuelgoldwyn #antoniomoreno #richardedeson #storiesfromthebarn #hollywoodhistory #hollywoodheritage #hollywoodheritagemuseum
One of the greatest directors in cinema history was Cecil B. DeMille. He was part of the second generation of filmmakers who would succeed the likes of Georges Melies, the Lumiere Brothers and Thomas Edison. DeMille began in 1900 as a stage actor before switching to writing and directing. He worked with producer Jesse Lasky to direct his first film, The Squaw Man. This film not only was DeMille’s first feature, it was also the first feature film shot in Hollywood. The success of the film put Hollywood on the map as the capital of making motion pictures. Cecil B. DeMille would make a string of highly profitable films that made Paramount one of the first major studios that is still a major player today. His films focused on historical and biblical figures. Some of his biggest hits were The King of Kings, The Sign of the Cross, Cleopatra and Samson and Delilah. Incredibly, he would not win his first Oscar until his film The Greatest Show on Earth was released in 1952. The last film he directed is also his most famous, The Ten Commandments. It featured actors Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. Adjusted for inflation, this film is the seventh highest grossing film of all time. DeMille is also the recipient of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the inspiration for the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for which he was also its first recipient. His most famous and memorable appearance on screen was in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard in which he shares an unforgettable scene with Gloria Swanson, whom he made a star years prior. DeMille was a one of a kind director, whom was one of the few to combine grandeur with commercial success. #cecilbdemille #cecilbdemilleaward #irvinggthalbergmemorialaward #paramount #jesselasky #thesquawman #georgesmelies #thelumierebrothers #thomasedison #tcm #hollywood #cinema #film #thekingofkings #thesignofthecross #cleopatra #samsonanddelilah #thegreatestshowonearth #thetencommandments #oscar #sunsetboulevard #gloriaswanson #billywilder #classiccinema #classichollywood #classicfilm #goldenage #goldenageofhollywood #goldenagecinema #goldenagefilm
Continuing the segment where I look through the @turnerclassicmovies schedule and pick out A Little Guy I think you’ll enjoy (always airing The Next Day just to give you the head’s up). What do I mean by “A Little Guy?” Please see my write-up – The Essentials? – Link in Bio. . This time it’s the World War I Drama ‘Sergeant York.’ . @gary_cooper_official stars in the true story of Alvin York, one of the most decorated Soldiers in World War I. For overtaking a German Machine Gun Nest, including capturing 132 Men, he was awarded The Medal Of Honor and became A National Hero. . Born in Tennessee and raised in a Poor Blacksmith Family, he Drank and Fought heavily. With an Epiphany, he became Staunchly Religious. When drafted, he claimed Conscientious Objector, being persuaded his Religion could coincide with Military Service, which he took to heart. After The War, he returned to Tennessee where he championed Education; in fact, the money he made from Our Movie Today financed an Interdenominational Bible School. He tried enlisting again in WWII but his age and health wouldn’t allow it, so – still Famous – he toured Training Camps and raised money for The Red Cross. As staunch a Democrat, he continued Activism for the rest of his life. . The legend that York insisted Gary Cooper play him comes from Producer Jesse Lasky writing Mr. Cooper, pleading he accept the role, signing York’s Name. One can say it worked out, with ‘Sergeant York’ becoming the Highest Grossing Film of 1941 and Mr. Cooper winning the well-deserved Academy Award (the Picture also won for Editing). Based on York’s Diary and Scripted by a Slew of Writers including Howard Koch and John Huston, Howard Hawks directs the Character Drama with the right amounts of Action and Heart. . Co-Starring Joan Leslie (who, in sixteen months, had her three biggest hits: ‘High Sierra,’ this, and ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’), Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, George Tobias, Dickie Moore (who we just saw in ‘Out Of The Past’) and the wholly underrated Margaret Wycherly (“Mother York” here, “Ma” in ‘White Heat’), here’s Gary Cooper in one of his best: ‘Sergeant York.’ . I hope you enjoy. .
What can you do to preserve Hollywood history this week? Glad you asked. Join Hollywood Heritage as a member. You don’t have to be local. We have plenty to enjoy virtually! Members get discounts on programs and on merchandise at the book shop in addition to knowing that they are part of keeping history alive for future generations. #join #nonprofit #becomeamember #membership #hollywoodhistory #historicpreservation #thisplacematters #hollywood #filmhistory #marypickford #silentfilm #motionpicturepioneers #silentera #cecilbdemille #marypickford #douglasfairbanks #jesselasky #dwgriffith #charliechaplin #unitedartists
Hello Peoples, hoje trago pra vocês uma resenha dupla a primeira é de uma série que sou apaixonada que no caso é Revenge da ABC Studios e a segunda resenha é de um livro com o mesmo nome baseado na série que obviamente também amo rs. Se você já assistiu a série me conta aqui nos comentários, e se não por favor assista pois é maravilhosa❤️ Chega de falatório e bora para as resenhas Revenge (série) : Emily Thorne, cujo verdadeiro nome é Amanda Clarke, volta á Hamptons para se vingar das pessoas que destruíram sua família e causaram a morte de seu pai. Quando Amanda era criança seu pai foi preso acusado injustamente de terrorismo, sendo julgado e condenado a prisão, onde acabou morrendo. Amanda sente que teve a vida destruída por essas pessoas que armaram contra seu pai, fazendo com que ela passasse sua infância na detenção juvenil. Quando completou 18 anos, ela foi solta e recebeu a herança de seu pai, além de uma caixa contendo detalhes sobre as pessoas que arruinaram a vida deles, assim ela muda seu nome para Emily Thorne e resolve se vingar de cada um deles. Revenge treinamento para vingança : Ava Winters é jovem, bonita e herdeira da premiada vinícola Starling. Ela está apaixonada pelo cara perfeito e acredita que nada pode dar errado. Pelo menos é o que ela pensa até ele ajudar a tirar tudo o que um dia foi dela. Sem ter para onde ir, Ava vai parar em Rebun, no Japão, na escola de vingança do mestre Takeda, onde ela treina para ser mentalmente e fisicamente forte o suficiente para se vingar de quem a traiu.Outras quatro pessoas estão na ilha se preparando para sua própria vingança pessoal, mas e se descobrissem que suas missões estão interligadas e seus destinos entrelaçados? Tanto na série quanto no livro vemos o desejo voraz das personagens de fazer vingança contra aqueles que destruíram suas famílias. #igliterario #igdelivros #bookaddict #bookphotography #booklover #bookshelf #instalivros #bookstagram #lovereading #lovebooks #amoler #lovebooks #leiaumlivro #livros #booksaremylife #books #revenge #abcstudios #jesselasky #dicadeserie #dicadelivro #emilythorne
Jesse Lasky, our Museum building’s namesake (the Lasky-DeMille barn) created a World War I “home-guard.” Here they are in Hollywood! The newspaper clipping touts this as the biggest home guard created by a film organization. Cecil B. DeMille, Mary Pickford and Wallace Reid (flanked by two unidenfitied Lasky Guardsmen) demonstrate their patriotism in this World War I photo taken outside what is now the Hollywod Heritage Museum. Above them is the Lasky Guard assembled on Vine Street. #homeguard #laskyguard #cecilbdemille #jesselasky #marypickford #wallacereid #hollywoodheritagemuseum #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #worldwar1
While operating out of our beloved barn, Jesse Lasky organized the biggest home guard formed by a film organization during WWI. A highlight of the career of Paramount founder Jesse L. Lasky was producing the 1941 film "Sergeant York" Lasky can be seen in the photo top left with York. The film starred actor Gary Cooper who was given the Best Actor ® award for the role Cooper is seen with Lasky bottom left, and York himself, bottom right. York would also attempt to reenlist in World War II but due to age, was unable, touring camps around the U.S. and participating in inspirational radio broadcasts instead. Support the legacy of Jesse Lasky on Memorial Day by patronizing the Hollywood Heritage Museum! 20 % OFF everything in the store! Link in bio for our website with online store. Discounts deducted at checkout! Sale ends Monday, May 25 @ Midnight. #memorialday #booksale #garycooper #sergeantyork #militarymovies #jessellasky #jesselasky #paramountstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywoodheritage #museum #museumgiftshop #hollywood #hollywoodheritagemuseum #hollywoodpioneer #earlyhollywood
Some good old movies tonight. 1941's Sergeant York with Gary Cooper playing Alvin York.Along with Margaret Wycherly playing York's mother and Joan Leslie in the roll of his love Gracie Williams and "Pusher" Ross who became York's close friend while in boat camp and in battle before being killed by a German hand grenade played by George Tobias If you don't know the real life story of one of Americas many hero's that faught in WW1 do yourself a favor and find info on this Tennessee boy's life and times. #sergeantyork #garycooper #howardhawks #jesselasky #halbwallis #warnerbrothers #ww1 #worldwar1 #americanhero #whenmoviesweregood
Happy Birthday, Mary Pickford. Besides being one of the very first real movie stars, she was an accomplished producer, formed United Artists with Chaplin, Fairbanks, and Griffith, and basically put Beverly Hills on the map. A true force of nature. (Here is the intro to her American Masters documentary, and from my collection an English cigarette card from 1924, my vintage tin tip tray from 1916, and Doug and Mary at Pickfair in the 20s. #marypickford #vintage #collectibles #tiptray #silentfilm #actor #hollywood #jesselasky #actress #unitedartists #movies #famousplayers #pickfair #memorabilia #godfreyphillips #douglasfairbanks #womeninfilm #americanmasters #charliechaplin
Posted @withregram • @hollywood_heritage Mini “Barn” / life-size “Barn.” #hollywoodheritagemuseum #hollywoodheritage #earlyhollywood #hollywoodhistory #jesselasky #cecilbdemille #famousplayerslasky #thesquawman #hollywood
Mini “Barn” / life-size “Barn.” #hollywoodheritagemuseum #hollywoodheritage #earlyhollywood #hollywoodhistory #jesselasky #cecilbdemille #famousplayerslasky #miniature #historicphoto #thesquawman #hollywood
“A Woman of the World” (1925) is a silent drama comedy film starring Pola Negri, directed by Mal St. Clair, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This is one of Pola Negri's best and most accessible films from Paramount. “We don’t want loose women from other towns here.” - District Attorney #awomanoftheworld #1925 #polanegriofficial #paramountpictures #adolphzukor #adolphzukorsfamousplayersfilmco #famousplayers #malstclair #drama #comedy #silentfilm #polanegri #jesselasky #love #whatislove #loosewomen #districtattorney #oldschool #cigarettes
I’m really impressed when people on my tour have heard of Jesse Lasky.
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier grace the cover of their dual biography, "Love Scene," by Jesse Lasky, Jr. and Pat Silver. Image is from #FireOverEngland with costumes by Rene Hubert and jewelry rumoured to be by Joseff of Hollywood. #VivienLeigh #LaurenceOlivier #movies #costume #BestActress #ClassicActress #Hollywood #ClassicMovies #ClassicFilm #OscarWinner #OldHollywood #joseffofhollywood #jewelry #renehubert #books #jesselasky
Paramount Pictures Executive and motion picture pioneer, Jesse Lasky with Pola Negri. . With Adolph Zukor, Lasky founded Paramount Pictures. In 1927, Lasky was one of 36 people who founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. . #paramountpictures #paramountstudios #jesselasky #adolphzukor #polanegriofficial #polanegri #losangeles #publicity #silentfilms #silentfilmstar #filmproducer #polishfilmstar #1920sfashion #ampas #adolphzukorsfamousplayersfilmco #losangeles
ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re beyond delighted to inform you that Lea Sellers and Yvonne Potter have made it to the TOP 50 finalists of the 2019 ScreenCraft Public Domain Screenplay Competition with the biopic project entitled POLA. The jury’s credits this year include American Sniper, The Post, On the Basis of Sex, The Simone Biles Story, Romeo & Juliet, 11/22/63, The Crown, and this year’s Academy Award Winner for Best Picture, Green Book. Link: https://screencraft.org/2019/08/28/announcing-2019-screencraft-public-domain-screenplay-contest-finalists/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Announcing+the+2019+ScreenCraft+Public+Domain+Finalists Photo: Charles Chaplin and Pola Negri at Pebble Beach, California #polanegri #polanegriofficial #charleschaplin #chaplin #screencraft #screencrafting #screencraftpublicdomainscreenplaycomp #2019 #drama #passion #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #paramountpictures #paramountstudios #lipnokujawskopomorskie #silentfilm #silentfilms #love #adolphzukor #jesselasky #womeninfilm #polesinhollywood
