Jack Glenn papers, 1922-1981.

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Jack Glenn papers, 1922-1981.

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Collection contains scripts, correspondence, and research files related to the "March of Time" series and Jack Glenn, Inc. productions. Prominent clients and corporations for which Glenn made (primarily promotional) films include YMCA, General Electric, McGraw-Hill, and Chrysler. Much of the collection also includes correspondence, production files, and other material related to Glenn's feature-length movie "The House of the Seven Gables." The collection also contains many files related to Glenn's membership and involvement in the Screen Directors Guild and Screen Directors International Guild. Also present is correspondence between Glenn and Louis de Rochement. Personal photographs and photographs related to Glenn's film career are also contained in the collection. A large portion of the collection is audio and visual materials, including reel-to-reel audio and film reels. While some of this material is personal (including home movies), most of it is related to Glenn's career as a director and producer. Some March of Time films are present, as are other promotional films and documentaries Glenn made for various corporations and organizations. A large bulk of the film is related to Glenn's movie "The House of the Seven Gables."

131.59 cubic ft. (142 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7273314

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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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...

Screen Directors International Guild

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Freya Films.

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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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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...