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The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild
The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writersincluding Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank PiersonThe Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century.
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The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild
The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writersincluding Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank PiersonThe Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century.
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The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild
The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writersincluding Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank PiersonThe Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century.
MIRANDA J. BANKS is an associate professor of visual and media arts at Emerson College, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the coeditor of Production Studies Cultural Studies of Media Industries and Production Studies, The Sequel!
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Artist Employee 2 Two Front Lines 3 The Infant Prodigy 4 Mavericks 5 Confederation Conclusion Appendix A: Screen Writers and Selected Credits Appendix B: Methodology Notes Bibliography Index