1950s Hollywood film industry

The Name "Hollywood"

The name was coined by H. J. Whitley, who was considered as the father of Hollywood. he brought a 500-arce land to built the first Hollywood. Later, he opened the Hollywood Hotel to attract land buyers. The hotel became a internationally known and was the center of social life of the stars for many years.

Motion Picture Industry

The first Motion Picture company was held by Thomas Edison in New Jersey. Director D. W. Griffith was the first director who made a motion picture film in Hollywood, and his first 17-minute film was called In Old California.

The Golden Age of Hollywood

During the golden age of Hollywood, most films were produced by the Hollywood studios, which lasted from the late 1920s to early 1960s. Five major Hollywood studios were Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and Warner Bros.

They owned many large theaters where they only showed the movies produced by their contracted actors. The leading men and women in that timewere John Wayne, Betty Grable, Cary Grant, Audie Murphy, Judy Garland, Will Rogers, Mae West, Ronald Reagan, and Clark Gable.

Problems

During 1950s, Hollywood film industry was faced by several difficulties. One of the biggest threaten is the rapidly develop of television broadcasting.

Large amount of people were married, have children, and moved to the suburbs, which huge affected on the vitality of movie theaters.

Nestor Film Company

It was the first Hollywood studio that was build on October 27, 1911 which was located in Bayonne, New Jersey, and Hollywood California.

Oscar

The first Academy Awards were presented in Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which located on Hollywood Boulevard. The Best Production was given on May 16, 1929 to Wings, the Best Picture was given to Sunrise, the Best Leading Actress was given to Janet Gaynor for her roles in Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise, and the Best Leading Actor was given to Emil Jannings for his roles in The last Command and The way of All Fresh.

Hollywood Today

Today, Universal Studios Hollywood is a world famous theme park that was located in Universal Studios, Los Angeles. Everyday, millions of visitors would go there take a ride, watch shows, and enjoy the delicious food there. For many people, Hollywood is the essential symbol of Los Angeles.