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21679
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Philip Gerard, author and chairman of the creative writing department at UNC-Wilmington, moved to the city in 1989. He describes what it's like living among movie stars and movie-making on a daily basis.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 81 Issue 10, Mar 2014, p130-132, 134, 136-138, 140, 142-144, il Periodical Website
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4112
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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.
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3534
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Southeastern North Carolina's thriving movie industry, which is based in Wilmington, contributes approximately twelve percent of the local economy. To date, 128 features, mini-series, and movies of the week have been produced.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 55 Issue 11, Nov 1997, p30-31, il
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15569
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Polson discusses what effect the growing film-making industry is having on Wilmington and the surrounding counties. By one estimate studio expenditures of $24 million accounted for 6.4 percent of all economic activity in the four-county area surrounding Wilmington in 1986.
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8214
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Dino De Laurentiis recently opened a new film studio in Wilmington. Beautiful scenery and non-union labor attracted the film industry to North Carolina. Soon after opening, De Laurentiis completed the movie “Firestarter,” set on the Orton Plantation. Plantation owners complemented the filming crews for taking care of the Orton grounds. The Wilmington studio now consists of five sound stages with more planned. With future investments planned and a good working relationship being built among the local community, Wilmington is becoming the Hollywood of the east.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 6, Nov 1984, p12-15, por
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