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The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre: An Intimate Portrait

The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre: An Intimate Portrait - Paperback

by Michael Hittman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael HittmanTheme:Chronological Period/20th CenturyPublish date:5/26/2026Pages:462
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Houndstooth PressISBN-13:9781544550718ISBN-10:1544550715UPC:9781544550718Book Category:History, ArtBook Subcategory:Modern, Popular CultureBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.03 inchesWeight:0.613Product ID:SC4GVJRAV8

Meet the Grand Dame of popular culture.

In 1928, the Brooklyn Paramount became the world's first motion picture theatre built expressly for the "Talkies." For more than three decades, this cinematic palace presented four genres of entertainment: film, Vaudeville, Rock and Roll, and Jazz-and many other unusual events.

In The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, Professor Michael Hittman, historian for the revival of the Brooklyn Paramount by Live Nation, presents the comprehensive history of this storied theatre.

From the first screening of Manhattan Cocktail through Rudy Vallee and Ethel Waters in vaudeville, from all the early rock stars, Duke Ellington and other Jazz legends, to the last showing of Hatari in 1962, the Theatre's opulent past saturates every page.

Richly illustrated with vintage Brooklyn newspaper lithographs and never-before-seen photographs, The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre invites you to explore the vital stories of the people and events enshrining the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre's continuing legacy and legend.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Houndstooth PressISBN-13:9781544550718ISBN-10:1544550715UPC:9781544550718Book Category:History, ArtBook Subcategory:Modern, Popular CultureBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.03 inchesWeight:0.613Product ID:SC4GVJRAV8
Hittman, Michael: - Michael Hittman is an anthropologist and professor emeritus at Long Island University, home of the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre. He has authored numerous academic articles in leading journals and books about Native Americans, including Wovoka and the Ghost Dance. He has also conducted research and taught on popular culture and mass media. His anthropological-like study of the Brooklyn Paramount, the world's first motion picture theatre built expressly for the "Talkies," channels his background in Jazz as an NPR radio host in recounting the Theatre's fabled history. He lives with his wife in Manhattan and Southold, New York.
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