Stardust Monuments: The Saving and Selling of Hollywood

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Stardust Monuments The Saving and Selling of Hollywood ē A L I S O N T R O P E ē Dartmouth College Press ē Hanover, New Hampshire D A R T M O U T H C O L L E G E P R E S S An imprint of University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2011 Trustees of Dartmouth College All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Eric M. Brooks Typeset in Albertina Pro and Verlag by Integrated Publishing Solutions University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Trope, Alison. Stardust monuments: the saving and selling of Hollywood / Alison Trope. p. cm. — (Interfaces: studies in visual culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-61168-045-4 (cloth: alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-61168-046-1 (pbk.: alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-61168-195-6 (ebook) 1. Motion picture industry—California—Los Angeles—History. 2. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)—Description and travel. 3. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)— History. 4. Popular culture—California—Los Angeles—History. I. Title. pn1993.5.u65t68 2012 384’.80979494—dc23 2011040628 5 4 3 2 1 For my father • S O R R E L L • ...