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The motivation for all my non-fiction writing is curiosity--wanting to know more about a subject that grabs my attention.
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Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood
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2004
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7 editions
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Early Universal City
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2009
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4 editions
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Silent-Era Filmmaking in Santa Barbara
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2007
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5 editions
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King Cowboy: Tom Mix and the Movies
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1993
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Monty Banks 1920-1924 Filmography
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2015
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3 editions
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Pop Twenty: 20th Century Pop Culture (Volume 2)
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2012
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Pop Twenty # 1
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2012
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George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success
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Just picked this up today, and won't get to it for awhile, but in skimming a few pages I get nervous. I don't expect historical fiction to be exact in every detail, but there are a lot of words and phrases that smack of 1990-2008 rather than 1915, an
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FILM HISTORY - PART ONE
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“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
Glens Falls (NY) Online Book Discussion Group
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Welcome to this online book discussion group to which all are welcome. We are centered in the Glens Falls & Queensbury, NY, area, but we reach out to ...more
Silver Screen Book Club
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For anyone interested in black and white movies, actors from the dawn of film through the 1960s, or the culture of the era, this is the book club for ...more
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ALL GENRE COMMUNITY OF BOOK LOVERS-Perfect for those interested in good books of any genre, film and lively discussion!- from current fiction, thrille ...more
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hey this is for people who respect culture (lol) and who love old classic films. this is a place to talk about your favorites and opinions on movies
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People write books for many reasons, so why did you write yours?
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Thank You so much for adding me as a friend.
Hi Robert and thank you so much for the friendship. What an awesome bio. MERRY CHRISTMAS!Jeannie
Thank you Robert.I need to do plenty of reading to catch up with you ;-)
Hello Robert,Pleasure to meet you. Look forward to talking books.
William Elliott Hazelgrove
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Hello Robert,Thanks for finding me. I love your titles. I spend much mental time in DeMille's Hollywood -- and I'm quite happy there, actually.
Cheers,
Anthony
Hi Robert,I must say I'm impressed. As I keep telling my film students the stuff of good cinematography is in good editing as any muppet can point a camera. It's in the post-production that the real magic is worked. Well done that man!
ROGER
Love your favorite quote, Robert. Also loved the book Shadow of the Wind!
