Movies from the Mansion: History of Pinewood Studios by Perry, George - 1986-01-01

Pavilion / Michael Joseph Publ, 1986-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Pavilion / Michael Joseph Publ. [Published date: 1986]. Soft covers, 187 pp. In very good condition. Glossy pictorial paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Previous owner's name in red ink on top corner of half-title page. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color photos throughout. Foreword by Sigourney Weaver [From back cover]. Movies from the Mansion is the story of Pinewood Studios, for 50 years one of the worldââ¬â¢s great centres of film-making - the home of James Bond and Superman, Genevieve and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, The Red Shoes and The Great Gatsby . Pinewood Studios were built around a mansion in a leafy part of Buckinghamshire in 1936: it was as if, as someone said at the opening, a millionaire had decided to make pictures in his garden. Pinewood, in common with the entire British film industry, has had a bumpy history, but has survived and flourished, with stars such as Jack Hawkins, Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Christopher Reeve, Sean Connery, Jessie Matthews, Roger Moore, Glenda Jackson and Deborah Kerr making their most notable films there. George Perry, Sunday Times journalist and author of Forever Ealing, The Great British Picture Show, Life of Python, Rupert: A Bearââ¬â¢s Life and Bluebell, all of which are also published by Pavilion, tells the story of Britainââ¬â¢s major studio. Jacket design by Colin Elgie