[img]1142|left|Julie Lugo Cerra||no_popup[/img]Julie Lugo Cerra, official Culver City historian, and Marc Wanamaker, noted film industry author and consultant, will present images and commentary on their recently published book, Movie Studios of Culver City, at the next meeting of the Culver City Historical Society, on Wednesday, April 20, at 7 o’clock, in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Vets Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave.
[img]1143|left|Marc Wanamaker||no_popup[/img]The program will feature many of the book’s hundreds of photos and descriptions of the motion picture and television studios that made Culver City “The Heart of Screenland” and will offer a vintage tour through the legendary movie lots of Thomas Ince, Hal Roach, Goldwyn, Lorimar, MGM-UA, Columbia, Sony Pictures, DeMille, RKO-Pathe, Selznick, Desilu, Culver City Studios, Laird International, The Culver Studio and mini-factories such as the Willat Studios.
[img]1141|left|||no_popup[/img]Published by Arcadia Publishing, the book is part of the Images of America series, and will be available for purchase and signing by the authors after the meeting. It will be sold at local Barnes and Noble stores, Costco, Larry Edmunds Bookshop (in Hollywood), Vromans (Pasadena), Walgreens in Marina Del Rey, and at www.ArcadiaPublishing.com and www.Amazon.com.
Ms. Cerra, a sixth generation Californian, was born and raised in Culver City, and is the author of more than 300 magazine and newspaper articles about Culver City as well as four books on local history including Culver City, the Heart of Screenland and Images of America, Culver City CA.
Mr. Wanamaker, born in Los Angeles, grew up Hollywood. In 1971 he formed Bison Archives, a research and information archive on the history of the motion picture industry, which supplied the images for the book. Bison Productions, his adjunct production company, has assisted in the production of more than 100 documentaries and feature films.
The public is invited to enjoy this free program and students are encouraged to attend.
The Historical Society Archives & Resource Center will be open following the meeting. Entrance to the meeting is through the back parking lot of the Vets.
For more information, call the Society at 310. 253.6941 or inquire by e-mail at info@CulverCityHistoricalSociety.org. Website: www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org or search Facebook at CulverCity HistoricalSociety for updates.
