Early Warner Bros. Studios

Images of America: California

by E.J. Stephens, Marc Wanamaker

Since 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio's magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank. This collection of evocative images concentrates on the Warner Bros. legacy from the 1920s to the 1950s, when timeless classics such as Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and East of Eden came to life. It also looks at WB's earlier homes along Hollywood's "Poverty Row," the birthplace of Looney Tunes, and the site of WB's pioneering marriage between film and sound in the 1920s. Early Warner Bros. Studios also tells the tale of four brothers--Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner--scions of a Polish Jewish immigrant family who rose from the humblest of origins to become Hollywood moguls of enormous and lasting influence.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction, History

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 2010

Reviews

[morgan ☽ · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's so neat being able to see how the Studio has evolved and changed over the years.

[Joy Shak · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this one. I pulled up the Warner Bros. Studio on Google Earth while I read and compared all the photos. It was really cool. Several Hollywood/ SoCal addresses were mentioned that I could look up as well. It crazy to think how much LA has changed in 100 years.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of great history! I met E.J. and his wife on a M*A*S*H location tour a couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles. Great people!