Sunday, 19 January 2014

Facts about Hollywood- More from the History

1. The First Hollywood Stunt Man was ex-U.S. Cavalry Frank Hanaway who was first cast in ‘The Great Train Robbery’ in 1903 for his ability to fall off a horse without hurting himself.




2. The First Hollywood Stunt Woman was Helen Gibson whose first stint was in ‘The Hazards of Helen’ in 1914. She was an American actress, a trick rider, a rodeo performer and a film producer.




3. The Largest Hollywood Film set ever built was for the Hollywood Epic ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’. The dimensions of the set was 1312’ X 754’.




4. The Last Silent Film produced for general distribution was ‘The Poor Millionaire’ directed by George Melford in 1930.





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