"Los Angeles as a cultural capital did not exist in 1960 when
Franklin D. Murphy, M.D., rode into town. Over the ensuing thirty
years, more than any other single individual, it was he who put it
on the cultural map. In a brilliant work that includes a set of
now-it-can-be-told institutional histories, Margaret Leslie Davis
writes the history of an exceptional city at an exceptional time
through the life story of a little-known but utterly exceptional
man."--Jack Miles, Pulitzer Prize winner and Distinguished
Professor of English, University of California, Irvine
"Rarely has a city and a man been better suited to one another. In
this fascinating biography, Margaret Leslie Davis tells us how one
man--as chancellor, corporate leader, and cultural
entrepreneur--supercharged the transformation of a regional city
into a world-class metropolis."--Kevin Starr, Professor, University
of Southern California, and former California State Librarian
"Once again, Margaret Leslie Davis has chosen a fascinating subject
and produced a compelling--and revelatory--biography. Franklin D.
Murphy may not have been the most visible architect of the 'new'
Los Angeles but he may well have been the single most influential
figure of his time, leaving his fingerprints on everything from the
expanded UCLA to the Getty Center. Anyone who lives in 21st century
L.A. should learn about the man who shaped the city's culture as we
know it."--Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian
"Franklin D. Murphy left an enormous imprint on Los Angeles because
he touched so many different spheres. Thankfully, Murphy has a
biographer whose protean knowledge rivals her subject's. Margaret
Leslie Davis's fluency acrosstopics--medicine and education; art
and architecture; industry and media; philanthropy, politics and
civic affairs--is absolutely stunning."--Rick Wartzman, Los Angeles
Times columnist and author of "The King of California: J.G. Boswell
and the Making of a Secret American Empire"
"At the height of his cultural and educational authority, Franklin
Murphy was everywhere in Los Angeles. In this fine biography,
Margaret Leslie Davis has traced his extraordinary influence and
legacy. "The Culture Broker" is a careful tracing of the life and
work of arguably the most important cultural figure in all of 20th
century Los Angeles."--William Deverell, Director, Huntington-USC
Institute on California and the West
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