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Movie studios are the wondrous, almost magical locales where not just films, but legends, are created. Unfortunately, these celebrity playgrounds are, and always have been, largely hidden from public view. Although some movie studios offer tours, few guests from outside the Hollywood community have ever been witness to the artistry, politics, and scandals that routinely go on behind the soundstage walls and away from the carefully orchestrated scenes visible to them from their tram carts.In this book, studio staff historian and Hollywood insider Steven Bingen throws open Hollywood's iron gates and takes you inside the greatest and yet most mysterious movie studio of them all: Warner Bros. Long home to the world's biggest stars and most memorable films and television shows, the Warner Bros.
About the Author
Steven Bingen has long worked within the motion picture industry, both in production and as a writer and historian. He held a staff position at Warner Bros. Corporate Archive - aiding in the preservation and management of the studios legend and legacy. He is an author of "MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot," "Warner Bros: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot," "Paramount: City of Dreams," "Warner Bros. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of," "Hollywood's Lost Backlot: 40 Acres of Glamor and Mystery," and "Easy Rider: 50 Years Looking for America," and has contributed to many books and documentaries. His numerous essays and magazine articles include recent pieces for "Filmfax," "Mondo Cult," "Cinema Retro" and "Perspective." "The Ghastly Love of Johnny X" for which he wrote the screenplay for director Paul Bunnell, was released in 2012.Facebook: MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/MGM-Hollywoods-Greatest-Backlot/150257071698660Facebook: Warner Bros: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warner-Bros-Hollywoods-Ultimate-Backlot/1560484454164417Facebook: Paramount: City of Dreams:https://www.facebook.com/Paramount-City-of-Dreams-1850759785211551/? ref=bookmarksFacebook: Hollywood's Lost Backlot: 40 Acres of Glamor and Mysteryhttps://www.facebook.com/Hollywoods-Lost-Backlot-40-Acres-of-Glamour-and-Mystery-315022416003336/? modal=admin_todo_tour
