Tuesday 26 August at 7pm – this talk will NOT be recorded
Ruth has always been interested in the early days of Hollywood. In this talk she looks at Hollywood before it was “Hollywood”, briefly considers the earliest days of film, particularly in the United States, and how Hollywood gradually became the capital of the US movie industry from about 1910 onwards. She also considers the “studio system”, some of the many stars who appeared on the silver screen up to the 1930s and some of the popular film genres which arose during this period.
It is nearly 45 years since Ruth first joined NWR. As she moved around the country she became a member of groups in Congleton, Wokingham, Darlington and now Wokingham again. Since retiring, she has prepared and presented talks to various groups on a wide variety of subjects. She firmly declares that she is not an expert on any subject but very much enjoys researching something new (the easy and enjoyable bit) and then creating the talk (the hard bit!).