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Buccaneer: James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies
Contributor(s): Dewey, Donald (Author)
ISBN: 1442242582     ISBN-13: 9781442242586
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $52.47  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Individual Director
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015032122
Series: Film and History
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 272 pages
 
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A man of many film firsts, James Stuart Blackton promoted motion pictures as a mass commercial medium by creating the first true movie studio, adopting the star system, pioneering film animation, and publishing Motion Picture Magazine, one of the first film periodicals. As much of a seminal figure to the film industry as Thomas Edison and D.W. Griffith, James Stuart Blackton nonetheless remains unknown to most film enthusiasts and even many cinema scholars. In Buccaneer: James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies Donald Dewey recounts the drama, intrigue, and romance of this motion picture trailblazer. A gifted director, producer, and founder of Vitagraph studios, Blackton's personal escapades were nearly as dramatic as his contributions to the medium he helped establish. Decades ahead of his time, Blackton also played a critical role in propagating war-time sentiment during both the Spanish-American War and World War I and was an influence on such key historical figures as Theodore Roosevelt. A fascinating look into the life of a truly distinguished filmmaker, Buccaneer narrates the volatile world of the early motion picture industry, as influenced by a man whose own story rivaled anything on screen. A must read for film lovers, this book will also prove to be invaluable to readers with an interest in American history.