Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood YearsJoseph P. Kennedy’s reputation as a savvy businessman, diplomat, and sly political patriarch is well-documented. But his years as a Hollywood mogul have never been fully explored until now. In Joseph P. Kennedy Presents, Cari Beauchamp brilliantly explores this unknown chapter in Kennedy’s biography. Between 1926 and 1930, Kennedy positioned himself as a major Hollywood player. In two short years, he was running three studios simultaneously and then, in a bold move, he merged his studios with David Sarnoff to form the legendary RKO Studio. Beauchamp also tells the story of Kennedy’s affair with Gloria Swanson; how he masterminded the mergers that created the blueprint for contemporary Hollywood; and made the fortune that became the foundation of his empire. |
Contents
Americas Youngest Bank President | 3 |
This Is Another Telephone | 21 |
Fight like Hell to Win | 43 |
We Have Valued Your Advice and Assistance | 54 |
The Inner Cabinet of the Film Industry | 93 |
All Records Have Been Broken | 100 |
The Reigning Queen of the Movies | 107 |
Together We Could Make Millions | 120 |
Now Hes Back and Almost Anything May Happen | 211 |
The Dollar Sign Implanted in His Heart | 222 |
Gilding the Manure Pile | 237 |
Give Our Love to Gloria | 256 |
Having Tea with His Wife and My Husband and the Vicar | 272 |
Things Are Bad Enough Here | 286 |
A Good Trick If You Can Do It | 300 |
The Richest Irish American in the World | 324 |
Like a Roped Horse | 136 |
Industry Wide Influence and Respect | 149 |
Another Big Deal in Prospect | 178 |
You Aint Heard Nothing Yet | 186 |
Swinging the Axe | 198 |
The Embers of Terror Isolationism and Racism | 350 |
The First and Only Outsider to Fleece Hollywood | 372 |
Authors Note | 405 |
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