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In today's interview, I speak with Craig Singer and Michael Benson, authors of the upcoming book Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck.

Listen to hear about some of the famous Hollywood stars that rubbed elbows with the Schencks, how Nick Schenck preferred running his amusement park over the movies, and how generous Joe Schenck was to those in Hollywood who may have been down and out.
 
Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck by Craig Singer and Michael Benson
• Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino
• The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
• The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero by Michael Benson and Frank Dimatteo
• Mafia Secrets by Michael Benson and Gianni Russo

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan
• On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory directed by Mel Stuart
• The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming
• Gone with the Wind directed by Victor Fleming
• Chinatown directed by Roman Polanski
• A Hard Day's Night directed by Richard Lester
• Planet of the Apes directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
• A Clockwork Orange directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Chopper directed by Andrew Dominik
• Tat directed by Craig Singer

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