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Hollywood at the races : film's love affair with the turf / Alan Shuback.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shuback, Alan, author.
- Series:
- Kentucky scholarship online.
- Kentucky scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horse racing in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion picture industry--United States--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Horse racing--California--History--20th century.
- Horse racing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2020.
- Summary:
- Hollywood at the Races explores the extraordinary participation of producers, directors, and actors in the sport of kings. All three of Southern California's major racetracks were founded in part or in whole by Hollywood luminaries: Hal Roach was cofounder of SantaAnita; Bing Crosby founded Del Mar with help from Pat O'Brien; and the Warner brother founded Hollywood Park with assistance from dozens of people in the film community. Moreover, people like Crosby, Betty Grable, Mervyn LeRoy, and Don Ameche owned racehorses, while MGM's chief of production, Louis B. Mayer, was one of the nation's leading owner-breeders.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Photo Insert
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 13, 2020).
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-7832-0
- 0-8131-7831-2
- 0-8131-7830-4
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