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Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history.

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A compelling story of the rise and fall of Jacksonville, Florida, as a major motion picture studio rival to Hollywood. Along the way you'll meet visionaries, film pioneers, and famous names, as well as grifters and con men. - Richard Alan Nelson, author of Lights! Camera! Florida! ""Although nonfiction, at times it reads like a fast-paced novel, telling the story of how it was Jacksonville - not Hollywood - that served as this country's first film capital. A fascinating read."" - Patrick D. Smith, Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize - nominated author, Florida Artists Hall of Fame inductee

The First Hollywood Florida and the Golden Age

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      Publisher: MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida
      Publication Date: 7/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813032436, 978-0813032436
      ISBN10: 0813032431
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history.

      Trade Review
      A compelling story of the rise and fall of Jacksonville, Florida, as a major motion picture studio rival to Hollywood. Along the way you'll meet visionaries, film pioneers, and famous names, as well as grifters and con men. - Richard Alan Nelson, author of Lights! Camera! Florida! ""Although nonfiction, at times it reads like a fast-paced novel, telling the story of how it was Jacksonville - not Hollywood - that served as this country's first film capital. A fascinating read."" - Patrick D. Smith, Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize - nominated author, Florida Artists Hall of Fame inductee

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