Silent Film Star

“Pearl White”

1910s-1920s

A daredevil heroine
of the Silent Screen
becomes a big star.

Film Icons & Culture

“Wall Street’s Gekko”

1980s-2010

A fictional Wall Street
hustler lives on in the
culture, roiling values.

Publishing, Politics, Art

“FDR & Vanity Fair”

1930s

Magazine cover art &
caricature during Franklin
Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Politics & Celebrity

“1968 Presidential Race”

Democrats

Paul Newman & friends
jump into the political fray
of 1968.

Celebrity, TV, Marketing

“Dinah Shore & Chevrolet”

1951-1963

“See-the-U.S.A.” tune
helps define a celebrity
and America’s “car culture”.

Music & Politics

“I’m A Dole Man”

1996

A 1960s’ soul song
becomes Bob Dole’s
political campaign music.

Wealth & Celebrity

“Celebrity Buffett”

1960s-2010

Billionaire Warren Buffett
leverages his wealth &
fame to good ends.

Protest Music

“Four Dead in O-hi-o”

1970

A protest song recalls
America’s darker days
during the Vietnam War.

Statues & Icons: Politics

“RFK in Brooklyn”

1966-1972

A Robert F. Kennedy
memorial & 1960s help for Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Message Music

Sting: “Russians”

1985

A song about the Cold
War’s nuclear threat
finds a pop audience.

Money & Musicals

“The Sound of Money”

2009

A Dutch pension fund
& media company buy up
Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Music & Biography

“Be My Baby”

1960s-2010

The Ronettes & Phil Spector produce a game-
changing new sound.

TV, Music & Marketing

“American Bandstand”

1956 - 2007

How Dick Clark & TV
helped make rock ‘n roll
a major business.

Books, Film, Video

“The Bourne Profitability”

1985 - 2007

How Jason Bourne & Co.
became a worldwide
business empire.

Media Maverick Easy Rider movies

“Ted Turner & CNN”

1980s & 1990s

Media pioneer shakes up
news & entertainment
while doing good.

Music & Money

“Stones Gather Dollars”

1989-2008

The Rolling Stones’
concert tours
make business history.

Advertising & Celebrity

“JFK, Pitchman?”

2009

A popular ex-President is
used in print & TV ads to
help sell Omega watches.

Hollywood, Dance, Film

“Legs: Cyd Charisse”

1950s-1990s

Statuesque beauty of MGM
musicals was the better half of those Kelly & Astaire dances.

Music & Pop Culture

“Beatles in America”

1963-1964

New rock ‘n roll group
brings “pop explosion” in
music, business, culture.

Annals of Music

“Dear Prudence”

1967-1968

The history of a beautiful
Beatles’ song and a
productive retreat in India.

Annals of Sport

“Baseball, 1929″

Jimmie Foxx

One of baseball’s
finest in the year
of the Great Crash.

Women’s Rights Icon

“Rosie The Riveter”

1942-1945

A WWII-era image
becomes an icon
for the ages.

Statues & Icons: Pop Star

“The Jackson Statues”

1995

Nine giant Michael Jackson statues help promote
a pop star & his music.

Music, Money, History

“Michael & McCartney”

1980s-2009

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & The Beatles’
1960s song catalog.

Music, Business, 1960s

“Motown’s Heat Wave”

1963-1967

Martha & the Vandellas’
dance music captures teens
& boosts Motown biz.

Music & Biography

“Joplin’s Shooting Star”

1966-1970

Janis Joplin’s last
five years; her
music, life & legacy.

Sport, Celebrity, Business

“I Guarantee It.”

1960-1970s

Joe Namath of the NY Jets
helps transform pro football –
game, image, and $$$ value.

The Entertainment Economy

“Disney Dollars”

1930s

Walt & Mickey become
Depression beaters and a
new kind of growth engine.

Music, Film, Celebrity

“Bette Davis Eyes”

1981

A top song of the 1980s
tells a story of a
talented Hollywood legend.

Annals of Music

“The Story In
Your Eyes”

A 1971 Moody Blues
song of hope, love &
concern for the future.

Music & Madison Avenue

“Big Chill Marketing”

1980s & 1990s

How a 1983 movie named
The Big Chill, sparked the use of
rock ‘n roll music in TV ads.

Video

“Big Chill Promo”

1983 & 1998

Trailer for 1983’s The Big Chill provides overview of story, music & characters.