Jack Glenn papers 1922-1981

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Jack Glenn papers 1922-1981

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The papers and films of Jack Glenn, the senior director for the "March of Time" newsreels in the 1930s-1950s, who also produced promotional films and documentaries for many corporations and organizations in the 1950s-1960s.

131.59 cubic ft. (142 boxes)

eng,

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Screen Directors Guild

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The Screen Directors Guild was established in 1936 as a labor union to protect the interests of film directors in the United States. The organization was renamed the Directors Guild of America in 1960. From the description of Screen Directors Guild minutes, 1950 October 22. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 159957364 ...

Jack Glenn, Inc.

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Freya Films.

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Screen Directors International Guild

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Glenn, Jack, 1904-1981.

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Jack Glenn (1904-1976), a journalist and film producer, graduated from Rice University in 1925 and worked as a reporter for the Galveston (Texas) "Daily Reporter" from 1925-1927. In 1927, he was a reporter for the New York "Herald-Tribune" in Paris where he met Louis de Rochemont, producer of the "March of Time" newsreels. Glenn worked for de Rochemont as senior director for the "March of Time" series from 1927-1953, and later directed promotional films and documentaries for Chrysler Corporation...

De Rochemont, Louis, 1899-1978

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Louis de Rochemont was a film producer who created the "March of Time" newsreel series. He was also a pioneer in camera technology and developed projects using the Cinerama technique. De Rochemont began his professional career as a filmmaker for the U.S. Navy in the 1920s. He initiated "March of Time" in 1934. In 1943 de Rochemont began working for Darryl Zanuck at Twentieth Century Fox; and in 1947 he formed his own company, Louis de Rochemont Associates. From the description of Lou...