Film Historian Answers Old Hollywood Questions Tech Support Wired

Film historian Tony Maietta joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the old days of Hollywood and the U.S. film industry. When did the “golden age” of Hollywood begin and end? Why is the US film industry based mostly in Los Angeles? When were the first Oscars? Why was Marilyn Monroe such a transcendent star? What impact did Charlie Chaplin have on the art of film? Did silent film stars bother to learn their lines? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Old Hollywood Support.r. r. More with Tony Maietta at https://tony-maietta.com/r. r. 0:00 Old Hollywoodr. 0:13 I’m ready for my close up…r. 0:58 Why Los Angeles?r. 2:31 Let the golden age beginr. 4:23 “Owning” actorsr. 5:09 The Mid-Atlantic Accentr. 6:09 What is so legendary about Marilyn Monroe?r. 7:43 Elizabeth Taylorr. 8:53 Decline of the Hollywood musicalr. 10:02 Gone With The Windr. 10:47 We’re here for that salacious gossipr. 12:24 Academy Awards: Originsr. 13:22 Natalie Woodr. 14:34 Gay and Bi stars in the 50’s and 60’sr. 15:41 Singin’ In The Rain was about this wasn’t itr. 17:07 Teenage Judy Garland’s Smokingr. 18:04 Shirley Templer. 18:38 When did the old Hollywood system go away?r. 19:57 A black and white film hot taker. 20:44 The first films in their genrer. 22:14 Charlie Chaplin: Giantr. 23:26 Did silent film stars bother to learn their lines?r. 24:08 Citizen Kaner. r. Director: Jackie Phillipsr. Director of Photography: Grant Bellr. Editor: Alex Mechanikr. Expert: Tony Maiettar. Line Producer: Joseph Buscemir. Associate Producer: Brandon White r. Production Manager: Peter Brunetter. Production Coordinator: Rhyan Larkr. Casting Producer: Nick Sawyerr. Camera Operator: Shay Eberle-Gunstr. Sound Mixer: Paul Cornettr. Production Assistant: Abigayle Deviner. Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguinr. Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeor. Additional Editor: Jason Malizia; Samantha DiVitor. Assistant Editor: Billy Ward. . Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 r. Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-descr. Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZr. r. Follow WIRED:r. Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wiredr. Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wiredr. Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wiredr. Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wiredr. r. Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYTr. r. Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. r. r. ABOUT WIREDr. WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.