Joseph P. Kennedy Presents
His Hollywood Years

"A few years back, author Cari Beauchamp wrote an absorbing book called Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood. This was a great narrative about female empowerment in the growing industry of motion pictures, but it did have an intriguing minor player in Joseph P......more

A captivating look at the Kennedy patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy's foray into the motion picture business in the late 20s. With a reputation as a savvy businessman, at 25 he became "America's Youngest Banker", Kennedy Sr. recognized the opportunities that the movies brought - money and power! In two sho......more

Astonishingly meticulous research forms the basis for the story of the business career of Joseph Kennedy, focusing on his time in the film business and how he contributed to the evolution of film-making into a business rather than purely an art form. Lots about his personal life, too, including his......more

Consistently informative and filled with anecdotes that helped this reader appreciate the Kennedy dynasty more beyond its public image of politicking. The only downside was a myopic focus on one particular Silver Age Hollywood studio without drawing clear enough connections to other studios and othe......more

Kennedy took Hollywood by storm in the mid to late 20s. He recognized the opportunity to make a lot of money fast and ended up owning and running three studios and changing the way Hollywood made contract and organized their entire business. The palce was never the same after he left, abruptly, afte......more