Table of Contents

* Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter 1: The Merger, 1935-1939 * Chapter 2: Wartime Prosperity, 1940-1945 * Chapter 3: Peak Achievements, 1946-1950 * Chapter 4: A Slow Decline, 1951-1960 * Chapter 5: Bust and Boom, 1961-1965 * Epilogue, 1966-2011 * Notes * Bibliography * Index

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Offers not only enlightening analyses and new insights into the films and the history of the company, but also affords the reader a unique perspective from which to view the evolution of the entire film industry

About the Author

Peter Lev is Professor of Electronic Media and Film at Towson University. He has authored or coedited five previous books of film history, including American Films of the 70s: Conflicting Visions. In addition to receiving an Academy Scholars Grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he has also received the Jim Welsh Award for Outstanding Achievement in Adaptation Studies from the Literature/Film Association.

Reviews

"Lev's consistently illuminating book joins the first rank of Hollywood studio histories"--Choice "Twentieth Century-Fox: The Zanuck-Skouras Years, 1935-1965 joins other noteworthy books about Zanuck and the studio." - Journal of American Culture