Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761859956)

Blair Miller tells the story of the motion picture industry as it developed in Jacksonville after the turn of the twentieth century. Almost Hollywood reveals the meteoric rise of Jacksonville in early silent films. Home to over thirty studios employing actors, directors, and stagehands, Jacksonville became touted as the "winter film capital of the world" by 1915. A myriad of factors contributed to Jacksonville's rise and then fall by the mid 1920s. What were the reasons why Jacksonville missed out as the next mecca for filmmaking? Blair Miller tells the story through primary sources from that remarkable period.


Author: Blair Miller
ISBN-10: 0761859950
ISBN-13: 9780761859956
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2013
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d