RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born (University of California Press)
Los Feliz-based author Richard Jewell discusses and signs his fascinating history of RKO, the company that produced King Kong, Citizen Kane, and other classics of Hollywood's golden age. "Enjoying exclusive access to RKO archives before they were dispersed to the winds, Rick Jewell has crafted a powerful and unprecedented company history that is rich in detail and sharp in insight. Pinpointing both industry ambitions and corporate shenanigans, Jewell offers a tale both gripping and instructive. A major contribution to Hollywood studio history in the classic era." --Dana Polan, author of Scenes of Instruction: The Beginnings of the U.S. Study of Film