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'''Hollywood''' is a district located in the city of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It is the historic base of the movie industry, although the studios have mostly moved out. "Hollywood" now generally refers to the entertainment industry based in Southern California.
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'''Hollywood''' is a district located in the city of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It is the historic base of the movie industry, although the studios have mostly moved out. "Hollywood" is typically used as a metonymy for the American film industry.
 
==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==
 
* Balio, Tino. ''Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939.'' (1993). 483 pp.
 
* Balio, Tino. ''Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939.'' (1993). 483 pp.

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Hollywood is a district located in the city of Los Angeles, California. It is the historic base of the movie industry, although the studios have mostly moved out. "Hollywood" is typically used as a metonymy for the American film industry.

Further reading

  • Balio, Tino. Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. (1993). 483 pp.
  • May, Lary. The Big Tomorrow: Hollywood and the Politics of the American Way (2000)
  • Schatz, Thomas. The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era. (1988). 492 pp.
  • Vaughn, Stephen. Ronald Reagan in Hollywood: Movies and Politics. (1994). 359 pp.

See also