A meet-and-greet with author Brian Taves, film archivist with the Library of Congress since 1990, will be hosted by the Culver City Historical Society on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 2 o’clock in the Archives and Resource Center at the Vets Auditorium.
Mr. Taves’s book, Thomas Ince, Hollywood’s Independent Pioneer, the first ever written about Mr. Ince’s life, describes how he revolutionized the motion picture industry through developing the role of the producer.
Mr. Taves will show a DVD of a tour of the former Ince Studios (now the Culver Studios lot), will describe the writing of this work, and will sign books, available in book stores, to those who bring them that day. The ARC opens at 1 p.m. and Taves will begin his presentation at 2 p.m.
The book has been named to the 10 Best film books of 2011 on the Huffington Post; was selected by Turner Classic Movies as their Book-of-the Month for last January, and has received praise from many institutions.
“For more than a half a century, film historians all over the world have been awaiting an authoritative and scrupulously researched biography of American film mogul Thomas H. Ince,” said author Herve Dumont. “Brian Taves has achieved this formidable task, patiently researching the remotest archives to give us a vivid, convincing portrayal not only of a neglected filmmaker, but of his flourishing film company and his independent studio. A must for any cinephile’s library.”
Mr. Taves is the author of more than 100 articles and books such as P.G Wodehouse and Hollywood; Screenwriting: Satires, and Adaptation; The Romance of Adventure: The Genre of Historical Adventure Movies, and Robert Florey: The French Expressionist.
The public is invited to enjoy this free program at the Vets Auditorium, 4117 Overland Blvd. Entrance is through the back of the building near the parking lot. Seating is limited.
For information, call 310. 253.6941, or leave a message at info@culvercityhistoricalsociety.org. Also see www.culvercityhistoricalcity.org for updates.
Ms. Jacobs, Communications Chair of the Historical Society, may be contacted at pajojacbs@ca.rr.com
