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Buccaneer - James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies (Hardcover)
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Buccaneer - James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies (Hardcover)
Series: Film and History
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A man of many film firsts, James Stuart Blackton promoted motion
pictures as a mass commercial medium by creating the first true
movie studio, adopting the star system, pioneering film animation,
and publishing Motion Picture Magazine, one of the first film
periodicals. As much of a seminal figure to the film industry as
Thomas Edison and D.W. Griffith, James Stuart Blackton nonetheless
remains unknown to most film enthusiasts and even many cinema
scholars. In Buccaneer: James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of
American Movies Donald Dewey recounts the drama, intrigue, and
romance of this motion picture trailblazer. A gifted director,
producer, and founder of Vitagraph studios, Blackton's personal
escapades were nearly as dramatic as his contributions to the
medium he helped establish. Decades ahead of his time, Blackton
also played a critical role in propagating war-time sentiment
during both the Spanish-American War and World War I and was an
influence on such key historical figures as Theodore Roosevelt. A
fascinating look into the life of a truly distinguished filmmaker,
Buccaneer narrates the volatile world of the early motion picture
industry, as influenced by a man whose own story rivaled anything
on screen. A must read for film lovers, this book will also prove
to be invaluable to readers with an interest in American history.
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