Pittsburgh film and television / John Tiech.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiech, John., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--Pictorial works.

Motion picture industry.

Motion pictures--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--Pictorial works.

Motion pictures.

Television programs--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--Pictorial works.

Television programs.

Television--Production and direction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--Pictorial works.

Television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Other Title:

Pittsburgh film & television

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

Celebrated as the home of the first nickelodeon, Pittsburgh operated as a significant part of the film industry for the first 30 years of the 20th century. Unfortunately, the emergence of Hollywood and the evolution of the industry crippled Pittsburgh. Despite hard times, the Steel City avoided extinction and eventually became a cinematic powerhouse with the emergence of television and location filmmaking. Shows such as Chiller Theater and Studio Wrestling and movies like The Silence of the Lambs, The Deer Hunter, Night of the Living Dead, and The Dark Knight Rises are all part of Pittsburgh's rich entertainment history, which began in 1898. Pittsburgh proudly continues to produce film and television for a worldwide audience of all ages.

OCLC:

900733334