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An 8 page paper discussing the film industry's pre-Hollywood days, when nearly all movies were made in the East. Astoria studio is highlighted in discussing the state of the industry and the stars of the day, most of whom hated having to move to California where there was largely a cultural wasteland. Gloria Swanson even feigned illness that had to be treated in New York so that she could return to the East for the duration of her career. Includes a 1 page sentence outline. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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1985. D. abAstoria was most active between 1920 and 1932, but some continued beyond that date. E. abIt housed the Paramount Acting School as well as what became Paramount Studios. II abThe
move to California began with the realization of more natural environments and a wider range of options open to the studios. A. abNearly all the stars missed New York. 1. abClaudette Colbert
listened to the New York Philharmonic radio broadcast each Sunday and cried throughout the entire broadcast. 2. abGloria Swanson feigned an illness that could be treated only in New York. B. abSwanson
remembered it fondly as the place where she "grew up." II abThe renovations were being led by Lawrence Barr. A. abHis father was a prop man and once brought home a
real six-foot cake they shared with the neighborhood. B. abHis mother often worked as an extra and took him along. Motion Picture Production in Pre-Hollywood 1930s Compiled
by for , In 1985, there was one motion picture studio listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Far from
the Hollywood known for being the film capital of the world, this studio is 3,000 miles away, in Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens, ten minutes from
Bloomingdales by subway. Astorias focus was the silent films, necessarily so because there were no others when the studio opened for business. "During the glory days of Astoria
studio silents, when Valentino swaggered and Gilda Grey shimmied and the new 20th-century mythology was flowering, cinema deities like Gloria Swanson made the trip over the Queensboro Bridge in great
chauffeured sedans. At Astoria nowadays, theyre turning out commercials and music videos as well as films, and the facilities have been modernized" (Dudar, 1985; p. 110). Those stars
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