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- Book Title
- Hollywood Divided: The 1950 Screen Directors Guild Meeting and th
- Publication Date
- 2016-11-15
- Pages
- 174
- ISBN
- 9780813168920
- Subject Area
- Business & Economics, History, Performing Arts, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Hollywood Divided : the 1950 Screen Directors Guild Meeting and the Impact of the Blacklist
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- American Government / Legislative Branch, United States / 20th Century, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Industries / Entertainment, Film / History & Criticism
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Series
- Screen Classics Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 174 Pages
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On October 22, 1950, the Screen Directors Guild (SDG) gathered for a meeting at the opulent Beverly Hills Hotel. Among the group's leaders were some of the most powerful men in Hollywood--John Ford, Cecil B. DeMille, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, John Huston, Frank Capra, William Wyler, and Rouben Mamoulian--and the issue on the table was nothing less than a vote to dismiss Mankiewicz as the guild's president after he opposed an anticommunist loyalty oath that could have expanded the blacklist. The dramatic events of that evening have become mythic, and the legend has overshadowed the more complex realities of this crucial moment in Hollywood history. In Hollywood Divided, Kevin Brianton explores the myths associated with the famous meeting and the real events that they often obscure. He analyzes the lead-up to that fateful summit, examining the pressure exerted by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Brianton reveals the internal politics of the SDG, its initial hostile response to the HUAC investigations, the conservative reprisal, and the influence of the oath on the guild and the film industry as a whole. Hollywood Divided also assesses the impact of the historical coverage of the meeting on the reputation of the three key players in the drama. Brianton's study is a provocative and revealing revisionist history of the SDG's 1950 meeting and its lasting repercussions on the film industry as well as the careers of those who participated. Hollywood Divided illuminates how both the press's and the public's penchant for the "exciting story" have perpetuated fabrications and inaccurate representations of a turning point for the film industry.
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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813168929
ISBN-13
9780813168920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221439019
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
174 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Hollywood Divided : the 1950 Screen Directors Guild Meeting and the Impact of the Blacklist
Publication Year
2016
Subject
American Government / Legislative Branch, United States / 20th Century, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Industries / Entertainment, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics, History, Performing Arts, Political Science
Series
Screen Classics Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2016-042092
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
" Hollywood Divided is a breakthrough book on a topic that historians, for the most part, have considered settled. Brianton's landmark study is fresh, thorough, and balanced, a model of Hollywood historiography. In clear prose, he takes the reader through the detailed twists and turns that created both the myth and the subsequent legend of the fateful Directors Guild Meeting that occurred during a critical time in American history." -- James D'Arc, Curator, Cecil B. DeMille Papers, Brigham Young University, "[A]n intriguing and provocative examination of a pivotal moment in Hollywood history." -- Publishers Weekly, "Evident in every page are the hours Brianton must have spent pouring through the Joseph Mankiewicz papers at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills and at Harold B. Young Library at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where the Cecil B. DeMille papers are archived. Hollywood Divided cuts through the conflicting sentimentality and rancor that still surround the Blacklist era. By citing original documents and comparing conflicting stories, Brianton demonstrates how reasoned scholarship offers ways to make sense of seemingly overwhelming political confusion." -- CineMontage, Kevin Brianton has done an exceptional job at bringing the facts of this meeting and the role of the Screen Directors Guild in the 'Red Scare' to light. This is an interesting book and belongs in the reader's library., Evident in every page are the hours Brianton must have spent pouring through the Joseph Mankiewicz papers at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills and at Harold B. Young Library at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where the Cecil B. DeMille papers are archived. Hollywood Divided cuts through the conflicting sentimentality and rancor that still surround the Blacklist era. By citing original documents and comparing conflicting stories, Brianton demonstrates how reasoned scholarship offers ways to make sense of seemingly overwhelming political confusion., "Brianton's research has been extraordinarily thorough, but the result is a wonderfully good read." -- Associate Professor Brian McFarlane, LG Focus, This is an authoritative reassessment of the meetings held by the Screen Directors Guild in 1950 to consider the adoption of a loyalty oath. Brianton traces the implications for the film industry and the reputations of key filmmakers, including Cecil DeMille and John Ford. He also offers sharp and illuminating reflections on the making of Hollywood history and myth., Brianton's book is incredibly detailed. Everything you could possibly want to know about SDG's 1950 meeting can be found within its pages. It's meticulously researched and told in a very unbiased way. If you're researching the Hollywood blacklist, Kevin Brianton's Hollywood Divided is an invaluable resource., Hollywood Divided is a vital piece of scholarship that judiciously addresses the myths surrounding Mankiewicz and DeMille's clash, one by one, and extracts the facts from the legend. Brianton organizes his material beautifully, beginning with the broad strokes of the meeting as it is commonly remembered and then providing a step-by-step account of its incidents, examining how the mythology of the event came to replace the reality., "Brianton's book is incredibly detailed. Everything you could possibly want to know about SDG's 1950 meeting can be found within its pages. It's meticulously researched and told in a very unbiased way. If you're researching the Hollywood blacklist, Kevin Brianton's Hollywood Divided is an invaluable resource." -- Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog, "This is an authoritative reassessment of the meetings held by the Screen Directors Guild in 1950 to consider the adoption of a loyalty oath. Brianton traces the implications for the film industry and the reputations of key filmmakers, including Cecil DeMille and John Ford. He also offers sharp and illuminating reflections on the making of Hollywood history and myth." -- Brian Neve, author of The Many Lives of Cy Endfield: Film Noir, the Blacklist and Zulu, " Hollywood Divided is a vital piece of scholarship that judiciously addresses the myths surrounding Mankiewicz and DeMille's clash, one by one, and extracts the facts from the legend. Brianton organizes his material beautifully, beginning with the broad strokes of the meeting as it is commonly remembered and then providing a step-by-step account of its incidents, examining how the mythology of the event came to replace the reality." -- Film Quarterly, Hollywood Divided is a breakthrough book on a topic that historians, for the most part, have considered settled. Brianton's landmark study is fresh, thorough, and balanced, a model of Hollywood historiography. In clear prose, he takes the reader through the detailed twists and turns that created both the myth and the subsequent legend of the fateful Directors Guild Meeting that occurred during a critical time in American history., Kevin Brianton has done an exceptional job at bringing the facts of this meeting and the role of the Screen Directors Guild in the "Red Scare" to light. This is an interesting book and belongs in the reader's library., "Kevin Brianton has done an exceptional job at bringing the facts of this meeting and the role of the Screen Directors Guild in the "Red Scare" to light. This is an interesting book and belongs in the reader's library." -- New York Journal of Books, "An intriguing and provocative examination of a pivotal moment in Hollywood history." -- Publishers Weekly
Grade from
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.430233097309045
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Lc Classification Number
Pn1993.5.U6b6748
Table of Content
Introduction: The Myth of the Screen Directors Guild Meeting The House Un-American Activities Commiittee Arrives in Hollywood The Origins of the Screen Directors Guild Meeting The Screen Directors Guild Meeting The Aftermath Mankiewicz and the Making of the Myth Ford's Heroic Stand DeMille as Anti-Communist Ogre Conclusion
Copyright Date
2021
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