Events 1891 – History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison’s prototype kinetoscope. Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (11 February 1847 to 18 October 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include… Read More
Introduction Hollywood and World War II is a war documentary narrated by Dulcie Smart. Original title: Hollywood’s Second World War. Outline The US government’s propaganda machine during World War 2 was powered by cinema and the contributions of some of Hollywood’s most famous directors. This is their story. For the US, World War 2 was… Read More
Introduction The Hollywood War 1939-1945 is an arts, war documentary hosted by Leslie Clack, published by France Televisions in 2013. Original title: La Guerre d’Hollywood: 1939-1945. Outline During World War II, Hollywood’s efforts gave an unprecedented boost to the morale and recruitment levels of the American armed forces, making cinema the most important form of… Read More
Introduction The Hollywood War 1939-1945 is an arts, war documentary hosted by Leslie Clack, published by France Televisions in 2013. Original title: La Guerre d’Hollywood: 1939-1945. Outline When the USA joined World War II, it was no just ordinary citizens who enlisted. The biggest names in Hollywood – from producers, stars, artists, technicians – joined… Read More
Introduction The Hollywood War 1939-1945 is an arts, war documentary hosted by Leslie Clack, published by France Televisions in 2013. Original title: La Guerre d’Hollywood: 1939-1945. Outline In the 1930s, American cinema was an industry that depended heavily on foreign markets. So when Hitler took power in Germany in 1933, the major studios took care… Read More
Introduction The Hollywood War 1939-1945 is an arts, war documentary hosted by Leslie Clack, published by France Televisions in 2013. Original title: La Guerre d’Hollywood: 1939-1945. Outline While the world is about to be thrown into the Second World War, the American studios are going to put in place a unique mobilisation in the history… Read More
Events 1894 – The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City, United States, using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
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