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Pittsburgh film history : on set in the Steel City / John Tiech.
Van Pelt Library PN1993.5.U775 T54 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tiech, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
- Motion picture industry--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Television--Production and direction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.
- Television.
- Motion pictures--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Television programs--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.
- Television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 158 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- "A history of film and television production in the Greater Pittsburgh area from the age of silent film through the early days of Fred Rogers' career in local public television and the production of cult film classics such as "Night of the Living Dead," up to the current boom in the city's film industry"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Genesis of Pittsburgh Film 7
- 2 Pittsburgh Classics 9
- 3 Chilly Billy 11
- 4 Fred Rogers and His Legacy 13
- 5 Night of the Living Legends 17
- 6 The Straggling Seventies 23
- 7 Dawn of the Pittsburgh Film Industry 27
- 8 Diverse Filmmaking 35
- 9 Day of the Dead 45
- 10 Hollywood of the East 50
- 11 Demme God 63
- 12 The Remake 72
- 13 The Pittsburgh Film Office 76
- 14 Five Years of Full Time 78
- 15 The Canadian Effect 98
- 16 Lights! Camera! Life Support! 109
- 17 Perseverance 123
- 18 Pittsburgh Rises 141.
- The genesis of Pittsburgh film
- Pittsburgh classics
- Chilly Billy
- Fred Rogers and his legacy
- Night of the living legends
- The struggling seventies
- Dawn of the Pittsburgh film industry
- Diverse filmmaking
- Day of the dead
- Hollywood of the East
- Demme god
- The remake
- The Pittsburgh film office
- Five years of full time
- The Canadian effect
- Lights! Camera! Life support!
- Perseverance
- Pittsburgh rises.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP Copy: Forrest Performing Arts Collection
- ISBN:
- 9781609497095
- 1609497090
- OCLC:
- 795762218
- Publisher Number:
- 99950940905
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