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Movie and Television Locations: 113 Famous Filming Sites in Los Angeles and San Diego

AUTHOR Smith, Leon
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (12/31/2008)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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It is often said that the greater Los Angeles area is the largest movie set in the world, and if a person lives there long enough their home or street will probably be featured in a film or television show. The tourism industry in Tinseltown is huge business, with thousands of devoted fans each day flocking to see just where their favorite star's blockbuster was filmed.

This work documents locations used in more than 335 motion pictures and 86 television series filmed in Los Angeles and San Diego. The locations were identified and verified after an extensive review of films, video tapes, site photographs, and personal interviews with film industry personnel. Synopses of the motion pictures and television series cited are included. An index provides instant access to names, places, monuments, landmarks, film studios, film titles and television titles.

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ISBN-13: 9780786440825
ISBN-10: 0786440821
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 295
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.90 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications
Technology & Engineering | Reference
Technology & Engineering | Anthropology - General
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 384.802
Library of Congress Control Number: 9954727
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It is often said that the greater Los Angeles area is the largest movie set in the world, and if a person lives there long enough their home or street will probably be featured in a film or television show. The tourism industry in Tinseltown is huge business, with thousands of devoted fans each day flocking to see just where their favorite star's blockbuster was filmed.

This work documents locations used in more than 335 motion pictures and 86 television series filmed in Los Angeles and San Diego. The locations were identified and verified after an extensive review of films, video tapes, site photographs, and personal interviews with film industry personnel. Synopses of the motion pictures and television series cited are included. An index provides instant access to names, places, monuments, landmarks, film studios, film titles and television titles.

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Author: Smith, Leon
W. Leon Smith was born in Central Texas in 1953. He has worked in every facet of the newspaper business and has published several award-winning newspapers during the past 30 years, including "The Lone Star", and "The Iconoclast", which gained international recognition when "The Iconoclast" endorsed John Kerry for President in 2004 over local part-time resident George W. Bush.
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