Papers, 1928-1968.

Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966

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Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) était acteur, metteur en scène, scénographe, graveur et théoricien du théâtre. Il était le fils de l'architecte Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) et de l'actrice Ellen Alice Terry (1848-1928). À sa naissance il s'appelait Edward Godwin Terry ; son nom fut officiellement changé en Edward Wardell en 1878. Il adopta le nom de scène Gordon Craig en 1891, qui fut officialisé par la suite. Edward Gordon Craig was born in England on 16 January 18...

Movietonews (Firm)

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Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961

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Lee De Forest was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 26, 1873. He was a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1896 and received a Ph.D. from Yale in 1899. He was an important contributor in the development of wireless telegraphy in the United States. He started multiple radio broadcasting companies and patented 300 inventions in his lifetime. In 1904, he was awarded the gold medal at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. He died on June 30, 1961. F...

Sponable, Earl I., 1895-1977.

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Chemist, Chief Engineer and Director of Research for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and its subsidiaries, 1926-1962. Sponable received a bachelors degree in chemistry from Cornell University, 1916, and was active in many aspects of research and development in broadcast and movie media, particularly in early sound film. From the description of Papers, 1928-1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122421852 ...

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

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American distribution and production corporation of motion pictures. From the description of Pressbooks, 1977-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391955 American film producing and distributing corporation formed by the merger of two companies in the early half of the century. In 1915 William Fox began the Fox Film Corporation; and in 1925, he bought controlling interest in the then largest theater in the world, the Roxy Theater of New York, N.Y. The Roxy boasted a seati...

Skouras, Spyros Panagiotes, 1893-1971

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Born in Greece, naturalized U.S. citizen, 1913. Founded Fox Film Company, which he merged with 20th Century in 1935. President of 20th Century Fox between 1942 and 1962 and Chairman of the Board between 1962 and 1969. In 1969, his Prudential shipping line acquired Grace Lines and became Prudential-Grace. He was involved in numerous charities, including the Greek War Relief Association, 1940-46. From the description of Spyros P. Skouras papers, 1942-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1881-1936

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Samuel L. Rothafel, known as Roxy, was a theater manager and impresario. From the description of Scrapbook of clippings on Roxy and his gang, 1924 Apr.-July. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 78753879 From the description of Scrapbook of clippings on Roxy and his gang on the radio, 1925 Jan.-Apr. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 80187360 From the description of Scrapbook of clippings on Roxy and his gang on the radio, 1925 July-1927 Apr. (...

Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979

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American location manager for Twentieth Century-Fox. From the description of Preservation photocopy of a telegram : Los Angeles, Calif., to John Steinbeck, 1949 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777685508 Epithet: of Twentieth-Century-Fox Film Corporation British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0001ac Screenplay writer, author, and motion picture director. From the guide ...