November 16, 2012 /

ART DECO IN MOTION – BUSBY BERKELY

Blah blah blah a book by it’s cover…

This one is fascinating, and I happen to love the cover – Mr. Berkeley (who staged and choreographed “Gold Diggers of 1933”) on the set before the earthquake hit (one of the drawbacks of life in LA). To find out what happened you’ll have to read the book.

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CategoriesArt Books Choreography Culture Design Entertainment Film History Hollywood Los Angeles Movies Music Photography

Tags"Waltz of the Shadows" Aline MacMahon art deco book written by Jeffrey Spivak Busby Berkeley BUZZ THE LIFE AND ART OF BUSBY BERKELEY choreography chorus girl dancers Dick Powell directed by Mervyn LeRoy Ginger Rogers GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 Jacket design by Erin Bradley Dangar Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Warren William

6 Comments

  1. foxpudding
    November 16, 2012

    Very well said: art deco in motion. I never once thought of it that way. Lovely.

    • Vickie Lester
      November 17, 2012

      I should have also mentioned surreal – some of his numbers get very wild…

  2. laniersmith
    November 16, 2012

    Ah yes the one that gave Long Beach a real tumble…and shook up everyone but W.C. Fields.

  3. Jeffrey Spivak
    November 28, 2012

    I happen to love the cover too. I selected it among hundreds of images. Buzz called the staircase a flowing ribbon and that suits it to a tee.

    Thank you for the nice words.

    Jeffrey Spivak (author “Buzz: The LIfe and Art of Busby Berkeley”)

    • Vickie Lester
      November 28, 2012

      Thank you, Jeffrey!
      Your book was handed to me by a production designer friend – fascinating read.
      Cheers,
      V

  4. silverscreenings
    December 1, 2013

    This is a new book? An older book? How on earth did this escape my notice?!

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