USC Dornsife News

Wag the Elephant

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:40:00 -0500

Hollywood Left and Right. Source: National Archives" title="Sidney Poitier (left), Harry Belafonte, and Charlton Heston lead the Hollywood contingent in the March on Washington to promote civil rights and economic equality for African Americans, in August 1963. The march took place before Heston became a Republican activist beginning in the '70s. Belafonte and Heston are featured in Steven Ross' new book, Hollywood Left and Right. Source: National Archives" /> USC Dornsife historian Steven Ross’ new book, Hollywood Left and Right, dispels the myth that Tinseltowners are all a bunch of liberals.

Naked Hollywood

Wed, 25 May 2011 13:16:00 -0500

Richard Meyer, associate professor of art history in USC Dornsife, will curate an exhibition at MOCA, "Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles, 1946–1955."

The Hollywood Sign: A Clash Between Reality and Fantasy

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:00:00 -0500

Leo Braudy's Latest Book Takes on Both

Writer-Director-Producer Mel Shavelson Dies at 90

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:13:00 -0500

Shavelson, who wrote or co-wrote more than 35 movies and directed a dozen, taught at USC College’s Master of Professional Writing Program.

A Brief History of Hollywood

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:50:00 -0500

USC College panel discusses the city, dream, industry and once-potent shaper of American popular culture