National Board of Review of Motion Pictures records, 1907-1971.

National Committee for Better Films.

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National Board of Censorship of Motion Pictures (U.S.)

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Ince, Thomas H.

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Motion picture producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. Born 1882, died 1924. Full name: Thomas Harper Ince. From the description of Thomas H. Ince papers, 1913-1964 (bulk 1917-1936). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982874 Producer, director, screenwriter, actor. Ince lived from 1880 to 1924. From the description of Papers, 1907-1925. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122516910 B...

Gessner, Robert A.

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Griffith, D.W. David Wark 1875-1948

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Motion picture producer. From the description of War : typewritten transcript, circa 1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454336 Pioneer American movie director and producer. Griffith was influential in the development and popularity of American cinema. From the description of Papers [microform] 1872-1969, 1897-1954 (bulk). (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 83085079 Pioneer American movie director ...

Grierson, John, 1898-1972

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Lorentz, Pare 1905-

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American filmmaker. From the description of Telegram : New York, to Gardiner Cowles, 1938 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 440837325 From the description of Telegram : New York, to A.A. Mercey, 1938 Mar. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 441350286 From the description of Telegram : New York, to John Steinbeck, 1938 Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 441343692 From the description of Telegram : New York, to Ruth Bledsoe, 1938 Apr. 6. (Unknown). W...

Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951

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Film producer and director, pioneer in the documentary film. Robert Joseph Flaherty was married to Frances Hubbard Flaherty. His brother was the documentary film-maker David Flaherty. The Robert Flaherty Foundation, later absorbed by International Film Seminars, Inc., was established after Flaherty's death to encourage study of "the Flaherty method" of film-making, to advise young directors, and to ensure the continued availability of the Flaherty films. ...

Barry, Iris, 1895-1969

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Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979

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Renoir was born in Paris, France, Sept. 15, 1894; son of painter Auguste Renoir; became citizen of US, 1946, while retaining French citizenship; educated at Collége de Sainte-Croix, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Ecole Sainte-Marie de Monceau, Ecole Massina, Nice; graduated University of Aix-en-Provence with a degree in math and philosophy,1913; served in French cavalry, 1914-15; transferred to French Flying Corps, 1916; worked as potter and ceramicist, 1920-23; directed first film, La Fille de le̕au, 1924...

Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954

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Republican politician, namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879. Hays served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918-1921, managing the successful campaign of Warren G. Harding for the presidency in 1920. Following Harding's election, Hays was appointed Postmaster General in 1921, a post he held until 1922, when he resigned in order to become the first President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America...

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (U.S.)

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The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (U.S.) was created in 1909 as the New York Board of Censorship of Motion Pictures. The New York Board became the National Board of Censorship when it took the place of local boards in various cities. In 1916 the name was changed to the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (NBRMP) signifying a fundamental change of policy: the Board would no longer dictate standards of morality in motion pictures. Its primary responsibility became the educati...

Weinberg, Herman G.

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American film historian. From the description of Interview, 1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609518 Herman G. Weinberg, writer, foreign film translator, teacher, and film historian, was born in New York City, August 6, 1908. He entered the motion picture industry in 1927 as a musical consultant in the scoring of foreign silent films and then worked as U.S. correspondent for various European film periodicals. He was a theater manager in Baltimo...

Jacobs, Lewis

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