MARC WANAMAKER'S NEW BOOK "SAN FERNANDO VALLEY"

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY   2011

I'm a fan of Marc Wanamaker. Not only is he a treasure house about the history of motion pictures, but he gives great talks, and is a super writer to boot. I received my copy of Marc's latest work, San Fernando Valley in the mail yesterday afternoon. I began to browse through it, and couldn't put it down.
This terrific book is destined to be on every Valley-lover's shelf.

 

San Fernando Valley by Marc Wanamaker 2011

HISTORIC FILM LOCATIONS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY          2011        

Chapter 6 in "Location Filming In Los Angeles" is about movie making in the San Fernando Valley. This book, along with Marc Wanamaker's really interesting lecture last evening on the Film Industry in the Valley really demonstrates the need for a map showing our Entertainment Industry heritage.

Location Filming in Los Angeles by Bible, Wanamaker and Medved 2010 - The Museum of the San Fernando Valley's Entertainment Industry Library - now being amassed - (click on image to enlarge)

MARC WANAMAKER DRAWS MSFV SPEAKER SERIES CROWD

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY         2011

Film historian Marc Wanamaker drew a standing room only crowd tonight at the Tarzana Community Center. He spoke on the history of the motion picture industry in the San Fernando Valley. Part of The Museum's Speakers Series, Wanamaker's talk was the third in a series organized by Willard Simms, Rania Pallad and Rob Friedman.

 Marc Wanamaker - author and film historian - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - February 28, 2011. (click on images to enlarge)

                                     Wanamaker audience at the Tarzana Community Center

To celebrate Marc Wanamaker's presentation, The Museum added to our Library of San Fernando Valley Entertainment Industry History, two of his important books on film; Location Filming in Los Angeles and Threatres in Los Angeles.