🎬 GK: Hollywood – The Entertainment Capital
🏙️ What is Hollywood?
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A neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, famous as the global center of the film and entertainment industry.
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Home to major film studios, celebrities, and landmarks like the Hollywood Sign and Walk of Fame.
📜 Brief History
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🎥 Early 1900s: Filmmakers moved to Hollywood for better weather and diverse landscapes.
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First studio: Nestor Studios (1911).
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Hollywood became the movie capital by the 1920s.
🌟 Golden Age of Hollywood (1920s–1960s)
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Dominated by the “Big Five” studios:
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MGM
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Paramount
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Warner Bros.
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20th Century Fox
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RKO
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Iconic stars: Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn
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Introduction of sound in film (The Jazz Singer, 1927)
🏆 Major Awards
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Academy Awards (Oscars): Started in 1929, most prestigious film awards.
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Other big awards: Golden Globes, Emmys, SAG Awards
🎞️ Major Hollywood Studios Today
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Warner Bros.
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Universal Pictures
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Walt Disney Studios
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Paramount Pictures
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Sony Pictures
🌍 Global Influence
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Hollywood is the largest film industry by revenue.
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Films are distributed worldwide, influencing fashion, culture, music, and technology.
🎥 Famous Hollywood Movies
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
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Titanic (1997)
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The Godfather (1972)
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Avatar (2009)
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
⭐ Quick GK Facts
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🎬 First Hollywood film: In Old California (1910)
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🌟 Hollywood Walk of Fame: Over 2,700 stars
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📽️ Highest-grossing Hollywood film (as of 2025): Avatar (still #1 in adjusted global gross)
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🎞️ First color film: The Wizard of Oz (1939) was among the first in Technicolor.