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21) Citizen Kane
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[c2001]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs : sd., b&w, col. with b & w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Feature film: An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominant publisher, William Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it. Documentary: Looks at the lives and careers of Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst, and how Hearst tried to...
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Hollywoodcrossroads of filmmaking, mythmaking, and politicswas dominated by one man more than any other for most of its history. It was William Randolph Hearst who understood how to use cinema to exploit the public's desire for entertainment and to create film propaganda to further his own desire for power. From the start, Hearst saw his future and the future of Hollywood as one and the same. He pioneered and capitalized on the synergistic relationship...
34) A cabbie in a golden era: featuring cabbie's original log of guests transported to Hearst Castle
Author
Publisher
J. Sarber
Pub. Date
[n.d.]
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill., facsims.
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Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
546 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Reveals how an unheralded young newspaperman from San Francisco arrived in New York and created the most successful daily of his time, pushing the medium to an unprecedented level of influence and excitement, and leading observers to wonder if newspapers might be more powerful than kings and popes and presidents. Journalist Kenneth Whyte offers a window onto the media world at the turn of the 20th century as he chronicles Hearst's rivalry with Joseph...
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