The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre
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Author(s)
Michael Hittman
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| Publisher | Bond Financial Technologies Holdings, LLC |
| Publication | May 26, 2026 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 978-1544550725 |
| Pages | 462 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $37.99 |
The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre
Meet the Grand Dame of popular culture.
In 1928, the Brooklyn Paramount became the world’s first motion picture theatre built expressly for the “Talkies.” For more than three decades, this cinematic palace presented four genres of entertainment: film, Vaudeville, Rock and Roll, and Jazz—and many other unusual events.
In The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, Professor Michael Hittman, historian for the revival of the Brooklyn Paramount by Live Nation, presents the comprehensive history of this storied theatre.
From the first screening of Manhattan Cocktail through Rudy Vallee and Ethel Waters in vaudeville, from all the early rock stars, Duke Ellington and other Jazz legends,to the last showing of Hatari in 1962, the Theatre’s opulent past saturates every page.
Richly illustrated with vintage Brooklyn newspaper lithographs and never-before-seen photographs, The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre invites you to explore the vital stories of the people and events enshrining the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre’s continuing legacy and legend.
Author
Michael Hittman
Michael Hittman is an anthropologist and professor emeritus at Long Island University, home of the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre. He has authored numerous academic articles in leading journals and books about Native Americans, including Wovoka and the Ghost Dance. He has also conducted research and taught on popular culture and mass media. His anthropological-like study of the Brooklyn Paramount, the world's first motion picture theatre built expressly for the “Talkies,” channels his background in Jazz as an NPR radio host in recounting the Theatre’s fabled history. He lives with his wife in Manhattan and Southold, New York.