Record #:

4112

Author(s):

Comer, Susan L.

Abstract:

The movie industry started in Wilmington in 1983 when Frank Capra, Jr. selected parts of it for the film Firestarter and Dino deLaurentis later built a studio to make his own films. With a film infrastructure now in place, the city did more movie business in 1997 than forty-five states.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 11, Apr 1999, p48-49, il

Subject(s):

Motion picture industry--Wilmington