Bringing up Oscar - by Debra Ann Pawlak (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium.

Who were these movers and shakers who would change movies forever? And what about Oscar, their famous son? He is fast approaching his hundredth birthday and is still the undisputed king of Hollywood. Yet with such dynamic parents, what else could we expect?

Review Quotes

"Pawlak is able to re-create the peculiar form of community that existed among a group of otherwise vicious competitors." --Bill Ott, Booklist

"Pawlak traces the lives of the key figures in the cinema community who launched the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. By skillfully weaving such highlights of Hollywood history throughout this Tinseltown tapestry, Pawlak succeeds in recreating that colorful era." --Publishers Weekly

"Bringing Up Oscar sets itself the interesting task of telling the back stories of the men and women who founded the Academy." --Wall Street Journal