| Title: |
Reminiscences of William K. Everson
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A43
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
English childhood; movies in England, 1930s and 1940s: newsreel theaters, interiors of movie houses, availability of films, film societies; activities while stationed in Germany, 1945-47; immigration to United States, 1950; researcher and writer for television series MOVIE MUSEUM, 1956-60; lecturing on film at various colleges, 1960s and 1970s; screening of BEN HUR silent original, 1959; Metro Goldwyn Mayer reaction, Federal Bureau of Investigation involvement; collection and preservation of silent and early sound films; consultant, Fox Preservation Program; writing: FILMS IN REVIEW, books on Claudette Colbert, Laurel and Hardy, westerns; opinions on experimental and post-1960 films; reminiscences of Paul Killiam, David Wolper, Alexander Gordon, Richard Gordon.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 173 leaves, Tape: 4 cassettes
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1979 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Everson, William K., 1929-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1929
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| Speaker occupation: |
Film lecturer; Teacher; Writer
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| Age at speaking: |
50
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| Document date: |
1979
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| Interviewer: |
Hogenson, Barbara
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| Locations discussed: |
Europe; United Kingdom
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Authors; Educators; Europe; Film criticism; Film critics; Motion picture film collections; Motion picture film--Preservation; Motion pictures--Great Britain; United Kingdom
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Everson, William K., 1929-; Television broadcasting of films
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018195-13638
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