Variety: An Illustrated History of the World from the Most Important Magazine in Hollywood
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Variety: An Illustrated History of the World from the Most Important Magazine in Hollywood

Variety: An Illustrated History of the World from the Most Important Magazine in Hollywood

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Tim Gray (Author) Brian Gott (Contributor)  

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An illuminating view of the world as seen through the tinted lens of Hollywood's most important chronicler of entertainment news and show business. Variety is not only a fascinating look at the history of entertainment as reported by the world's most highly regarded commentator of show business news, it is also a history of American popular culture and a record of the influence and confluence of art, life, and Hollywood. Illustrated with hundreds of front pages, its articles chronicle everything from Debbie Reynolds's opinions of 1960s youth to how Steven Spielberg and Jaws transformed the movie business. With new and archival photographs spanning Variety's more-than-century-old archives, the book includes exclusive essays by a host of well-regarded artists about what Variety means to them, how Variety has impacted the entertainment industry, and what they felt like the first time they saw their names in Variety's pages. Variety is a decade-by-decade documentation of such pivotal moments as the audience's move from vaudeville houses to movie theaters, censorship, how Lucy and Desi changed the face of television, Walter Cronkite's shaping of America's view of the Vietnam War, the birth of the summer blockbuster, the game-changing technology of Jurassic Park and Avatar, and how the movies, television, and theater reflect society's ever-changing social values and mores. The perfect gift for anyone who loves Hollywood, Variety is also a never-before-available look at the premier source of entertainment reporting. 400 COLOR & B/W ILLUSTRATIONS
Tim Gray is the editor-in-chief of Variety. Brian Gott is the magazine's publisher.
  • Contributor: Tim Gray
  • Imprint: Universe Publishing
  • ISBN13: 9780789325983
  • Number of Pages: 320
  • Packaged Dimensions: 237x312x32mm
  • Packaged Weight: 2177
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Universe Publishing
  • Release Date: 2016-10-04
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Tim Gray is the editor-in-chief of Variety. Brian Gott is the magazine's publisher.

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