The Press and America: An Interpretive History of the Mass Media
- ISBN-10
- 013739277X
- ISBN-13
- 9780137392773
- Series
- The Press and America
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 715
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Authors
- Michael C. Emery, Edwin Emery
Description
Each had producers like Sam Goldwyn , Thomas Ince , Louis B. Mayer , Jesse Lasky , or William Fox . Each had its “ stars ” such as horseman William S. Hart , comedian Harold Lloyd , actress Lillian Gish or Gloria Swanson , and Rudolph ...
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