From Garbo to Garland – The Magical Art of Hollywood

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The Arts Society Chiswick holding another monthly lecture on Zoom

This month’s Arts Society Chiswick lecture will be From Garbo to Garland – the magical art of Hollywood - by Dr Geri Parlby.

Once again it is to be held on Zoom on Thursday 11 June starting at 8.15pm. The talk is for members only but everyone is welcome to join the society to take part. Members will be sent log-in details the previous day.

Dr Geri Parlby is a former Fleet Street journalist and film PR. She has a first-class honours degree in History and Theology, a Masters in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute and a Theology doctorate from Roehampton University in London. She has been lecturing for the past 14 years both in the UK and internationally. She is also principal lecturer on the Arts Society South West Area’s History of Art course and is an Honorary Research Fellow at Roehampton University.

She will reveal the inside stories of the art and artifice of the early decades of Hollywood. This lecture covers the work of stills photographers, costumiers, publicists, actors, actresses and the movie moguls who made it all happen.

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June 4, 2020