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The Golden Age of Hollywood
“The Golden Age of Television”: What Made the 1950s So Special for American TV
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks:
The Grandmasters of American Comedy
“And Now a Word From Our Sponsor” A Look Back at the Early Days of TV Advertising
Rockin’ Hollywood: Rock & Roll and the Movies From Bill Haley to the Beatles
Rockin’ TV: Rock & Roll and Television From Elvis to the Monkees
The Magic of Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly—Singing and Dancing in the Rain
Over the Rainbow: The Hollywood Career of Judy Garland
"One More for My Baby": The Hollywood Songbook of Frank Sinatra
From Carson to Oprah to Stephen Colbert: A History of the TV Talk Show
How the Internet Changed the Media and Why Newspapers, Music, and Television Will Never Be the Same
From Mickey Mouse to Star Wars and Beyond: How the Walt Disney Company Conquered the Entertainment Universe
From Streaming TV to the Oscars: How Netflix Is Disrupting the Entertainment Industry
From the Hays Code to X-Rated Movies:
A History of Hollywood Censorship
From Mary Pickford to Meryl Streep: Hollywood’s Star System and How It Works
The Hollywood Blockbuster: How Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Changed the Movies
The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
Moviegoing in America:
Nickelodeons to Movie Palaces to IMAX
From The Jazz Singer to A Star Is Born:
A History of the Movie Musical
“Make ‘Em Laugh”: A History of Movie Comedy from Charlie Chaplin to Mel Brooks
From Milton Berle to David Letterman: A History of TV Comedy
“And That's the Way It Is”: A Look Back at 70 Years of TV News
The Changing Face of Television: YouTube, Bingeing, Streaming and Beyond
America’s Favorite Holiday Movie: A Look Inside It’s a Wonderful Life
From Mickey Mouse to Star Wars and Beyond: How the Walt Disney Company Conquered the Entertainment Universe
Over the last nine decades, the Walt Disney Company has transformed every facet of the entertainment business—from the creation of feature length cartoons like Snow White, Bambi, and Pinocchio, to television programming like The Wonderful World of Disney, from theme parks that span the globe to Broadway musicals like The Lion King, from challenging Netflix with their new streaming service Disney+, to ownership of the greatest collection of franchise movies (from Stars Wars to Toy Story to The Avengers) under the control of a single studio in Hollywood history. This presentation examines this remarkable story of creativity and media growth, and looks at how the Walt Disney Company grew from a small cartoon studio in 1923 to become the most powerful force in worldwide entertainment.
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