Hollywood Then and Now (Then & Now) [Hardcover]

Rosemary Lord (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 2003

Celebrating beloved cities from around the world, this book from the Then and Now series offers a unique combination of historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then and Now Hollywood features over 100 fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today. Each work is a visual lesson in the historic changes of this great urban landscape.

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About the Author

Rosemary Lord worked as an actress and magazine writer in London before heading for the bright lights of Hollywood. She has now spent nearly twenty years living and working in Los Angeles, acting in theater, films, and television, as well as spending time as a senior publicist for Columbia Pictures. As a journalist, she has written for many prestigious magazines in America and Europe, as well as writing film and television scripts and a travel book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (December 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592231047
• ISBN-13: 978-1592231041
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Disappointed, June 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Hollywood Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)

I was given this book by a friend because he knows I was raised in Hollywood and love the history of the area. The archival photographs are quite nicely reproduced, however, the current photographs are very poor. I enjoy digital photography and was in Hollywood a few weeks ago and visited the same historic scenes from this book. I quite easily found the angle of the original shots found in this book.. why this book showed those same shots but taken from different angles than the original photos is beyond me. The modern photos in this book are also very unflattering, out of focus and even amateur in appearance... not much more than snapshots.

The worst thing about this book are the many obvious mistakes in locations and historic details. What a shame.

25 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Check your facts Rosemary, March 14, 2004

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lynxwiler "lynxwiler" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)

Another piece of drivel from the typewriter of Rosemary Lord. Don't let the lovely cover fool you, the interior contains nothing of value. Lord's photos are incredibly poor and badly shot. Of course there's also the unappetizing prerequisite of factual errors which are far too common throughout Lord's work. The provenance of the El Capitan Theater seems to have confused her as has the difference between Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax. This book was made for gullible tourists. If Amazon would allow to me to leave "0" stars for this book, it would still deserve a negative.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood Then and Now, June 28, 2004

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Brandt (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)

I had been so impressed with the quality and accuracy of Rosemary Lord's book LOS ANGELES THEN AND NOW that I was delighted to find this new book HOLLYWOOD THEN AND NOW. It is brilliant and fascinating. This is an impressive, informative history of Hollywood. I worked in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry during much of this time and Lord has captured the world I remember so well. I was pleased to see this book on the L.A. Times Bestseller List in January when it first came out and have bought several copies as they make great gifts. I look forward to her next book.