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Extras of Early Hollywood: A History of the Crowd, 1913-1945
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Extras of Early Hollywood: A History of the Crowd, 1913-1945 Paperback - 2013

by Kerry Segrave


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Pity the "extras." Mostly overlooked and forgotten. Especially those in the major Hollywood films 1913 to 1945--right through the dream factory's golden era. The struggles of extras to unionize were followed by internal struggles as the extras fought for a voice within that union. There were just too few jobs for far too many extras, some of whom were lured to Hollywood by what seemed to be rags-to-riches tales of stardom (but which were likely little more than industry publicity plants). Once lured to the film capital the reality was much different: low pay, little or no work, ripoffs from private employment agencies, and sexual harassment of the women, likely very much underreported. Some extras had special skills or language abilities, some had wardrobes replete with many period costumes.

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  • Title Extras of Early Hollywood: A History of the Crowd, 1913-1945
  • Author Kerry Segrave
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 196
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2013-04-18
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780786473304 / 0786473304
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Motion picture industry - United States -, Extras (Actors) - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013011161
  • Dewey Decimal Code 384.809

About the author

Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.
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