Amram Scholar Series Presents: The Golden Age of Hollywood

3935 Macomb Street Northwest,Washington DC 20016

22 May, 2022

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WHC's Amram Scholar Series Presents: Nick Davis and Noah Isenberg Sunday, May 22 at 10:30 am at Washington Hebrew Congregation on Macomb St. NW or via livestream* For the final Amram Scholar Series lecture of the 2021–2022 programming year, WHC welcomes two men who have investigated the golden age of Hollywood and some of its most famous players. Nick Davis, author of Competing with Idiots, and Noah Isenberg, editor of Billy Wilder on Assignment, join us for a panel discussion about 1920s Hollywood and how the central figures of their books changed the entertainment industry forever. *This program will also be available to view via livestream. To access this program virtually, please visit our streaming page at the scheduled start time. Nick Davis Nick Davis is a writer, director, and producer. His book, Competing With Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz: A Dual Portrait, was recently published by Knopf, and his film about the 1986 Mets, Once Upon a Time in Queens, recently aired on ESPN and is now available on streaming platforms. Click here to purchase this book through WHC’s Mitzvah Mall Noah Isenberg Noah Isenberg is the George Christian Centennial Professor and Chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. His many books include We’ll Always Have “Casablanca” and Weimar Cinema. Click here to purchase this book through WHC’s Mitzvah Mall Presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council