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Blair Miller tells the story of the motion picture industry as it developed in Jacksonville after the turn of the twentieth century. Almost Hollywood reveals the meteoric rise and fall of Jacksonville in early silent films.
List of contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Timeline
Chapter 1: Mayor Bowden, Politics and the Movie Industry
Chapter 2: Kalem Company, Inc.
Chapter 3: Lubin Motion Picture Company
Chapter 4: Vim Comedy Company
Chapter 5: Amber Star Company and the Eastern Film Company
Chapter 6: King-Bee Film Corporation
Chapter 7: Eagle Film Company
Chapter 8: Thanhouser Company
Chapter 9: Klever Pictures, Inc.
Chapter 10: Klutho Studios
Chapter 11: Other Studios
Chapter 12: What Happened to the Dream of Making Jacksonville into what Hollywood, California Ultimately Became?
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Blair Miller is a published author and poet. He has a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Master's in Film Studies, and his scholarship and publications continue to explore the connections between the self and media technologies. Blair teaches at York University in the Department of Humanities and the Department of Film Studies, where he has taught Stories in Diverse Media, Popular Technology and Cultural Practice, and Information and Technology, among others, for the last decade.
Summary
Blair Miller tells the story of the motion picture industry as it developed in Jacksonville after the turn of the twentieth century. Almost Hollywood reveals the meteoric rise and fall of Jacksonville in early silent films.
