ed its ▁the ▁widely ▁used ▁anth ology ▁Film ▁Theory ▁and ▁Crit ic ism ▁( O x ford , ▁ 8 th ▁ed . ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁His ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁book , ▁On ▁the ▁Water front ▁( B rit ish ▁Film ▁Institute ), ▁is ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁production , ▁the ▁post - war ▁values ▁it ▁reflect s , ▁and ▁the ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁El ia ▁Kaz an ' s ▁testim ony ▁before ▁the ▁House ▁Un amer ican ▁Activ ities ▁Committee . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Sign ▁appeared ▁in ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Press ' s ▁American ▁I cons ▁series . ▁It ▁traces ▁the ▁inter tw ined ▁history ▁of ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁the ▁Sign ▁from ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁a ▁prohib ition ist ▁enc lave ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁mov ies , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Sign ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁advert is ement , ▁and ▁the ▁mixed ▁fort unes ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Sign ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁business ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁his ▁scholar ly ▁work , ▁Bra ud y ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁mem oir ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁entitled ▁Trying ▁to ▁be ▁C ool : ▁G row ing ▁Up ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Sub t itled ▁" based ▁on