Marc Norman Wanamaker (born October 1, 1947 in Los Angeles) is an historical author, writing on early Los Angeles and Hollywood. He is the founder of Bison Archives, which manages research on the motion picture industry. He helped form and worked with the

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. He was a co-founder of the Los Angeles International Film Exposition and

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Bison Archives

Bison Archives was founded by Wanamaker in 1971. Bison consults for motion picture and television productions, museums, libraries and other media and historical societies and institutions worldwide. Bison gets its name from “Bison Life Motion Pictures” also called “Bison Films,” which itself was founded in 1909.

Published books

* ''The Hollywood Reporter - Star Profiles'' edited by Marc Wanamaker (1984) * ''Reel Women : Pioneers of the Cinema, 1896 to the Present'' by

Ally Acker Ally Acker (born August 17, 1954, New York) is an American filmmaker, poet, author, and film historian. Her book, ''Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema'', was the first on the market to reveal the entrepreneurial, and transformative roles that wom ...

Foreword by

Judith Crist Judith Crist (; May 22, 1922 – August 7, 2012) was an American film critic and academic. She appeared regularly on the ''Today'' show from 1964 to 1973 Martin, Douglas (August 8, 2012)"Judith Crist, Zinging and Influential Film Critic, ...

; Afterword by Marc Wanamaker (1991) * ''Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland'' by Laurie Jacobson and Marc Wanamaker (1999) * ''Destined for Hollywood: The Art of Dan Sayre Grosbeak'' by Robert Henning Jr., Marc Wanamaker, et al. (2001) * ''Hollywood Views of the Past and Present'' by Marc Wanamaker and George Ross Jezek (2002) * ''Early Beverly Hills'' by Marc Wanamaker (2005) * ''Historic Hollywood: An Illustrated History'' by Robert W. Nudelman and Marc Wanamaker (2005) * ''Beverly Hills, 1930-2005 (Images of America)'' by Marc Wanamaker (2006) * ''Early Hollywood'' by Marc Wanamaker and Robert W Nudelman (2007) * ''Theatres in Los Angeles (Images of America: California)'' by Suzanne Tarbell Cooper, Amy Ronnebeck Hall, Marc Wanamaker, et al. (2008) * ''Beverly Hills, 1930-2005 (Postcards of America: California)'' by Marc Wanamaker (2008) * ''Hollywood, 1940-2008'' by Marc Wanamaker (2009) * ''Early Warner Bros. Studios'' by E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker (2010) * ''Westwood'' by Marc Wanamaker (2010) * ''Location Filming in Los Angeles'' by Karie Bible, Marc Wanamaker, et al. (2010) * ''San Fernando Valley (Images of America)'' by Marc Wanamaker (2011) * ''Movie Studios of Culver City'' by Lugo Cerra, Marc Wanamaker, et al. (2011) * ''Malibu (Images of America)'' by Ben Marcus and Marc Wanamaker (2011) * ''San Fernando Valley (Postcards of America)'' by Marc Wanamaker (2011) * ''Griffith Park (Images of America)'' by E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker (2011) * ''Early Paramount Studios'' by E J Stephens, Michael Christaldi, et al. (2013) * ''Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot'' by Steven Bingen,

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, Mark Wanamaker, et al. (2014) * ''Early Poverty Row Studios (Images of America)'' by E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker (2014) * ''Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History'' by Erika Thomas, Marc Wanamaker, et al. (2016) * ''Paramount Studios: 1940-2000'' by Marc Wanamaker, Michael Christaldi, et al. (2016) * ''Hollywood's Lost Backlot: 40 Acres of Glamour and Mystery'' by Steven Bingen with Marc Wanamaker (2018)

Personal life

Wanamaker is a native of

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, California. He is the nephew of actor

Sam Wanamaker Samuel Wanamaker, (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. He is credited as ...

and cousin of actress

Zoë Wanamaker Zoë Wanamaker (born 13 May 1949) is a British-American actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for '' Once in a Lifetime'' (1979) and '' Electra ...

References

External links

Bison Archives
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