Friedman, Arthur (British artist, active ca. 1912-1940)

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Friedman was born in 1919 in Gary, IN; attended Univ. of Wisconsin; earned a BA at UCLA (1941), where he majored in Sociology and Economics and acted in 18 plays; wrote and produced documentary programs for the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II; MA, Univ. of Southern Calif.; became instructor in acting and radio in the UCLA Theater Arts Dept.; Ph. D, Univ. of Southern Calif., 1955; acted in films, television, and plays; developed sports broadcasting training program at UCLA; with his students, produced series of documentary films on the CA prison system; conducted over 100 interviews with pioneers of entertainment in the program, Turning Point, as part of the UCLA Oral History Project; was founding curator of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/UCLA Television Archives, which became the UCLA Film Archives; he retired in 1990.

From the description of Prison record interviews, 1961. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39333872

From the description of Turning point interviews, 1957-1962. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39287221

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creatorOf Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963. Reminiscences of Richard Barthelmess : oral history, [195-?]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971. Reminiscences of Chester Conklin : oral history, [195-?]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979. Reminiscences of Mary Pickford : oral history, 1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Capra, Frank, 1897-1991. Reminiscences of Frank Capra : oral history, [195-?]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968. Reminiscences of Mae Marsh : oral history, [1950-?]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Friedman, Arthur B. Turning point interviews, 1957-1962. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Friedman, Arthur B. Prison record interviews, 1961. University of California, Los Angeles
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associatedWith Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963. person
associatedWith Capra, Frank, 1897-1991. person
associatedWith Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971. person
associatedWith Marsh, Mae, 1895-1968. person
associatedWith Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979. person
associatedWith University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Theater Arts corporateBody
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California--Los Angeles
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Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture producers and directors
Prison administration
Television producers and directors
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Birth 1872

Death 1970

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