"A generation before, it had been sagebrush and……" — Kage Baker
"A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening."
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11 Quotes by Kage Baker
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One should always avoid unnecessary unhappiness. Especially if one is an immortal. They taught us that in school.
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I may cut my coat to follow fashion, sir, but not my conscience.
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Besides, we weren't made to battle villains, because there weren't any. No nation, creed, or race was any better or…
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England was a cold, backward, rebellious little kingdom. It's king: Henry the Eighth, remembered principally for his six wives and…
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Funny thing about those Middle Ages, said Joseph. "They just keep coming back. Mortals keep thinking they're in Modern Times,…
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I don't think humanity just replays history, but we are the same people our ancestors were, and our descendants are…
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In 1913, the noted German actor and director Paul Wegener was making a film in Prague when he heard the…
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In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
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People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant of history, not…
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Romantic Orientalism was fascinated by the color and excitement of a powerful culture, and nearly always approached its subject with…
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