Interview, 1996 Mar. 25.

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Interview, 1996 Mar. 25.

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Interview conducted by James V. D'Arc dealing with Dewar's tenure as vice president of Argosy Pictures Corporation and his dealings with Merian C. Cooper and John Ford. Dewar gives details on the working practices of Argosy and responds to questions about Argosy and its plans for production, entry into television, other projects, and working relationships with other studios.

32 leaves : typescript ; 28 cm. + audiocassette tape.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Dewar, Donald A., 1916-

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Vice president of Argosy Pictures Corporation from 1946 to 1951. From the description of Interview, 1996 Mar. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367428649 ...

Argosy Pictures Corporation

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Argosy pictures was an independent film company organized to give John Ford and Merian C. Cooper creative freedom for motion picture production. Working with Walter Wanger Productions, RKO, Republic, and MGM, Argosy produced ten films between 1940 and 1953: The Long Voyage Home, The Fugitive, Fort Apache, Three Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Mighty Joe Young, Wagon Master, Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, and The Sun Shines Bright. Noted for collaborations with writers James Warner Bellah, Fran...

Ford, John, 1894?-1973

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John Martin Feeney, (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He was born John Martin "Jack" Feeney on February 1, 1894 or 1895 (sources differ on the year) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara "Abbey" Curran. Instead of his birth name, Ford often gave his given names as Sean Aloysius, sometimes with surname O'Feeny, O'Feeney, O'Fienne, or O'Fearna; an Irish language equivalent of Feeney, o...

D'Arc, James V.

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Archivist at Brigham Young University. From the guide to the James V. D'Arc speech, 1977, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Film producer/director and son of the film director, John Ford. From the guide to the Patrick Ford interview, 1979, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Cooper, Merian C. (Merian Caldwell), 1893-1973

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Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American aviator, United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Cooper was the founder of the Kościuszko Squadron during the Polish–Soviet War and was a Soviet prisoner of war for a time. He was a notable movie producer, and got his start with film as part of the Explorers Club, traveling the world and documenting adventures. He was a member of the board of directors o...